Extra-temporal involvement in herpes simplex encephalitis

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1221-1223

  Fernandes, A F ^a   Lange, M C ^a   Novak, F T M ^a   Zavala, J A ^a   Zamproni, L N ^a   Germiniani, F M B ^a   Piovesan, E J ^a   Teive, H A G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

AGED; ANEMIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEVER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; LETTER; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACYCLOVIR; AGED; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 77955556572     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.02.007     Document Type: Letter

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