Acute encephalitis

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 156-159

  Sivertsen, B ^a,b   Christensen, P B ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute encephalitis; Herpes simplex encephalitis; Measles encephalitis

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 0029965907     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb00192.x     Document Type: Article

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