Acute herpes simplex encephalitis: Clinical assessment and prognostic data

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 149-155

  Marton, R ^a   Gotlieb Steimatsky, T ^b   Klein, C ^a   Arlazoroff, A ^a,b  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Herpes Simplex virus; HSV antibodies

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; VIDARABINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE;

EID: 0029933454     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb00191.x     Document Type: Article

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