Relapse of herpes encephalitis after acyclovir therapy: Report of two new cases and review of the literature

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 371-376

  Valencia, Ignacio ^a   Miles, D K ^a   Melvin, J ^a   Khurana, D ^a   Kothare, S ^a   Hardison, H ^a   Legido, A ^a  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Herpes; Latent; Pediatrics; Relapse

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DEXAMETHASONE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISONE;

CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHOREOATHETOSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INFANT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RECURRENCE; SIMPLEXVIRUS; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 11144306396     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830372     Document Type: Review

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