Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis mimicking herpes simplex encephalitis: Case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 139-143

  Milhomem Martins, Henrique ^a   Teixeira Jr , Antônio Lúcio ^a   Lana Peixoto, Marco Aurélio ^a  

^a Dept of Neurology and Ophthalmology ^*

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis; Herpes simplex virus encephalitis

Indexed keywords

INDIAN INK; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC LEUKOENCEPHALITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GRAM STAINING; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 1842842381     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2004000100024     Document Type: Article

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