Multiple cerebral infarctions after atypical herpes simplex encephalitis [3]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 739-740

  Yamada, Shoko M ^a,b   Nakane, M ^a   Aoki, M ^a   Nakayama, H ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Herpes simplex virus; Hydrocephalus; Infarction; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

AGED; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONFUSION; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

AGED; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 24744433491     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2005.01080.x     Document Type: Letter

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