Herpes simplex virus infection limited to the brainstem

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 117, Issue 13-14, 2005, Pages 495-499

  Jereb, Matjaz ^a   Lainscak, Mitja ^b   Marin, Jozica ^c   Popovic, Mara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b General and Teaching Hospital Celje   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Diagnosis; Herpes simplex encephalitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; NUCLEIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

BRAIN STEM; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HEADACHE; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 23844437633     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-005-0324-0     Document Type: Article

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