Herpes simplex virus encephalitis update

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 239-243

  Stahl, Jean Paul ^a,b   Mailles, Alexandra ^b,c  

^a Grenoble University   (France)

^b European Study Group for the Infections of the Brain   (Switzerland)

^c SANTÉ PUBLIQUE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

autoimmune encephalitis; brain inflammation; encephalitis; herpes simplex virus; sequela

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; FOSCARNET; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALITIS; BLOOD BIOCHEMISTRY; CASE FATALITY RATE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; GENETIC RISK; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LABORATORY TEST; MANAGED CARE; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE; BRAIN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PROCEDURES; SIMPLEXVIRUS; VIROLOGY;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 85065343888     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: 14736527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000554     Document Type: Review

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