Use of the diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for early diagnosis of herpes simplex encephalitis in the ED: a case report

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 986.e5-986.e6

  Chung, Sung Pil ^a   You, Je Sung ^a   Lee, Hahn Shick ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 34848876333     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.02.034     Document Type: Article

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