Recurrent herpes simplex virus encephalitis secondary to carbamazepine induced hypogammaglobulinaemia [4]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1011-1012

  Rice, Claire M ^a   Johnston, Sarah L ^b   Unsworth, David J ^b   Glover, Stuart C ^b   Donati, Matthew ^c   Renowden, Shelley A ^a   Holloway, John ^d   Lhatoo, Sam D ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d Frenchay Brain Injury   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEFOTAXIME; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN BIOPSY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADULT; AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 34548163356     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.090266     Document Type: Letter

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