Brainstem Involvement in Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Encephalitis
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Neonatal herpes simplex virus-2 encephalitis.
Of the two virologically distinct types of Herpes simplex viruses i.e., types 1 and 2, Herpes simplex virus-2 [HSV-2] is the predominant cause of neonatal disease, and is almost always acquired from an infected maternal genital tract. Perinatally transmitted HSV-2 infection in the neonate may have either a localized, disseminated or encephalitic pattern of presentation. The encephalitic from of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 2007
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-21-9-2