Simian cytomegalovirus-related stealth virus isolated from the cerebrospinal
fluid of a patient with bipolar psychosis and acute encephalopathy.
Martin WJ
Center for Complex Infectious Diseases, Rosemead, CA 91770, USA.
A cytopathic 'stealth' virus was cultured from the cerebrospinal fluid of a
patient with a bipolar psychotic disorder who developed a severe
encephalopathy leading to a vegetative state. DNA sequencing of a polymerase
chain reaction-amplified product from infected cultures has identified the
virus as an African green monkey simian cytomegalovirus (SCMV)-related
stealth virus. The virus is similar to the SCMV-related stealth virus
isolated from a patient with chronic fatigue syndrome.
The findings support the concepts that stealth viruses can account for a
spectrum of dysfunctional brain diseases and that some of these viruses may
have arisen from live polio viral vaccines.
