Autoimmune post–herpes simplex encephalitis of adults and teenagers
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Autoimmune post-herpes simplex encephalitis of adults and teenagers.
OBJECTIVE To report 14 patients with immune-mediated relapsing symptoms post-herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) and to compare the clinical and immunologic features of the teenage and adult group with those of young children. METHODS Prospective observational study of patients diagnosed between June 2013 and February 2015. Immunologic techniques have been reported previously. RESULTS Among t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0028-3878,1526-632X
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000002125