A retrospective review of acute encephalitis in adults in Auckland over a five-year period (2005-2009)

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1483-1485

  Child, N ^a   Croxson, M C ^a   Rahnama, F ^b   Anderson, N E ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adults; Encephalitis; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CV2 ANTIBODY; HU ANTIBODY; MA1 ANTIBODY; RI ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL ANTIBODY; YO ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENCEPHALITIS; ENTEROVIRUS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 84867101885     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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