Herpes simplex serious neurological disease in young children: Incidence and long-term outcome

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 162-165

  Ward, Katherine N ^a   Ohrling, Anu ^b   Bryant, Naomi J ^a   Bowley, Jennifer S ^a   Ross, Euan M ^c   Verity, Christopher M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVULSION; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; FEMALE; FEVER; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRELAND; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES;

EID: 84856114682     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.204677     Document Type: Article

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