Neurosyphilis. Important differential diagnosis of herpes simplex encephalitis;Neurosyphilis. Wichtige differenzialdiagnose einer herpesenzephalitis

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Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 944-947

  Otto, B ^a   Hermans, M ^a   Seifried, C ^a   Buchkremer, M ^a   Lanfermann, H ^a   Sitzer, M ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Differential diagnosis; Herpes simplex; Neurosyphilis; Spirochetes

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILEPSY; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROSYPHILIS;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSYPHILIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 34547872396     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-005-2004-8     Document Type: Article

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