Herpes simplex virus encephalitis complicating myxedema coma treated with corticosteroids

Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1114-1115

  Doherty, M J ^a   Baxter, Alexander B ^a   Longstreth Jr , W T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; COMA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HEART BLOCK; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYXEDEMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 0035942344     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.56.8.1114     Document Type: Article

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