Imaging and laboratory investigation in herpes simplex encephalitis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 243-245

  Coren, M E ^a,e   Buchdahl, R M ^a   Cowan, F M ^b   Riches, P G ^c   Miles, K ^d   Thompson, E J ^d  

^a HILLINGDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Herpes simplex encephalitis; Imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032768085     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.67.2.243     Document Type: Article

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