Early "relapse" after herpetic encephalitis: Extensive white matter lesions in an infant with interferon production deficit

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 369-372

  Maia, Raquel ^a   Gouveia, Catarina ^a   Moreira, Ana ^a   Casanova, Jean Laurent ^b,c   Sancho Shimizu, Vanessa ^c   Brito, Maria João ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DONA ESTEFÂNIA   (Portugal)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IMAGINE INSTITUTE   (France)

Author keywords

herpes simplex encephalitis; interferon; relapse

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; BACLOFEN; BETA INTERFERON; CARBAMAZEPINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TETRABENAZINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CHOREA; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSTONIA; FEVER; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; IRRITABILITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OROFACIAL DYSKINESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SEIZURE;

BRAIN; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 79952691784     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810382140     Document Type: Article

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