Herpes simplex reactivation or postinfectious inflammatory response after epilepsy surgery: Case report and review of the literature

Surgical Neurology International

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Presti, Anna Lo ^a   Weil, Alexander G ^a   Niazi, Toba N ^a   Bhatia, Sanjiv ^a  

^a MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial surgery; herpes simplex virus encephalitis relapse; postinfectious inflammatory reaction; prophylaxis; reactivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969852557     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21527806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.153882     Document Type: Review

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