Herpes simplex encephalitis with normal initial cerebrospinal fluid examination: Letters to the editor

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1514-1515

  Mook Kanamori, Barry ^a   Van De Beek, Diederik ^a   Wijdicks, Eelco F M ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; LORAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN;

AGED; APHASIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CONFUSION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEIZURE; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VOMITING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 68149108321     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02356.x     Document Type: Letter

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