Pediatric herpes simplex virus encephalitis: A retrospective multicenter experience

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 321-331

  Schleede, Lena ^a   Bueter, Wolfgang ^b   Baumgartner Sigl, Sara ^c   Opladen, Thomas ^d   Weigt Usinger, Katharina ^e   Stephan, Susanne ^f   Smitka, Martin ^g   Leiz, Steffen ^h   Kaiser, Olaf ⁱ   Kraus, Verena ^j   Van Baalen, Andreas ^k   Skopnik, Heino ^l   Hartmann, Hans ^b   Rostasy, Kevin ^c   Lücke, Thomas ^e   Schara, Ulrike ⁱ   Häusler, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^f OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF DRESDEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^h Kinderklinik   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^j TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^l Klinikum Worms   (Germany)

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Author keywords

corticosteroid; herpes simplex virus encephalitis; leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISORIENTATION; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENINGISM; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; WHITE MATTER;

ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIMPLEXVIRUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873674108     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812471428     Document Type: Article

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