Diffuse white matter lesions associated with herpes simplex encephalitis as observed on magnetic resonance imaging

Brain and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 150-152

  Tamura, Tadahisa ^a   Morikawa, Akihiro ^b   Kikuchi, Kenji ^c  

^a HOSHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain lesions; Herpes simplex encephalitis; Magnetic resonance imaging; White matter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HEMISPHERE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0029912973     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0387-7604(95)00141-7     Document Type: Article

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