Clinical spectrum, pitfalls in diagnosis and therapeutic implications in herpes simplex encephalitis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 52, Issue JAN, 2004, Pages 24-26

  Jha, S ^a   Patel, R ^a   Yadav, R K ^a   Kumar, V ^b  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b BHOPAL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13744252100     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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