Uncommon relapse after post-herpes simplex encephalitis: an atypical case report

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 691-695

  Pistacchi, Michele ^a   Marsala, Sandro Zambito ^b   Gioulis, Manuela ^b   Sanson, Flavio ^a   Giometto, Bruno ^c  

^a Santorso Hospital   (Italy)

^b SAN MARTINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Azienda ULSS16 Padova   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti NMDAR encephalitis; Autoimmune encephalitis; Herpes simplex encephalitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ENCEPHALITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPHASIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEVER; HEADACHE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELAPSE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; FOLLOW UP; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 84947490106     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: 22402993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13760-015-0475-3     Document Type: Article

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