Herpes simplex encephalitis after brain surgery: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 239-242

  Spuler, Andreas ^a   Blaszyk, Hagen ^b   Parisi, Joseph E ^a,b   Davis, Dudley H ^a  

^a Department of Neurosurgery ^*

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain surgery; Encephalitis; Herpes simplex virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CASE REPORT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032793725     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.67.2.239     Document Type: Article

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