Herpes simplex encephalitis in third trimester of pregnancy: Successful outcome for mother and child

Neurology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1987, Pages 1534-1537

  Hankey, Graeme John ^a   Bucens, Marion Ruth ^c   Chambers, John S W ^b  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Queensland Health Clinical and Statewide Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG THERAPY; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; INFANT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0023176677     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.37.9.1534     Document Type: Article

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