A case of brainstem encephalitis caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 with possible infection via trigeminal nerve

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 293-297

  Yoshidome, Yoshito ^a   Hayashi, Shigeaki ^a   Maruyama, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a Imakiire General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Brainstem encephalitis; Herpes simplex; Herpes simplex virus type 1; Trigeminal nerve

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; STEROID;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; ENCEPHALITIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHARYNGITIS; PLEOCYTOSIS; TEGMENTUM; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BELL PALSY; BRAIN STEM; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASES;

EID: 18244382563     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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