Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infections Presenting as Brainstem Encephalitis and Recurrent Myelitis.
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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: Internal Medicine
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.34.839