Encephalopathy induced by oral acyclovir in a patient with normal renal function

Journal of Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 286-

  Vander, Tatiana ^a   Medvedovsky, M ^a   Herishanu, Y ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LETTER; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 0038545875     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1119     Document Type: Editorial

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