Management of suspected viral encephalitis in children - Association of British Neurologists and British Paediatric Allergy, Immunology and Infection Group National Guidelines

Journal of Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 449-477

  Kneen, R ^a,b   Michael, B D ^b,c   Menson, E ^d   Mehta, B ^a   Easton, A ^e   Hemingway, C ^f   Klapper, P E ^g   Vincent, A ^h   Lim, M ^d   Carrol, E ^a   Solomon, T ^b,c  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^d EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Encephalitis Society   (United Kingdom)

^f GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibody associated encephalitis; Encephalitis; Enterovirus; Herpes simplex virus; Immunocompromised; Varicella zoster virus; Viral encephalitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ALGORITHM; ALLERGY; ALPHA VIRUS; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BRAIN BIOPSY; BUNYAVIRUS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLTIVIRUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENCEPHALITIS; ENTEROVIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAMYXOVIRUS; PROGNOSIS; RHABDOVIRUS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 84859857961     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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