Atypical Brainstem Encephalitis Caused by Herpes Simplex Virus 2
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Atypical brainstem encephalitis caused by herpes simplex virus 2.
BACKGROUND Herpes simplex encephalitis is one of the most common and serious sporadic encephalitides of immunocompetent adults. Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) infections of the central nervous system usually manifest as subacute encephalitis, recurrent meningitis, myelitis, and forms resembling psychiatric syndromes. OBJECTIVES To report and discuss magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.59.3.460