The limbic system and the localisation of herpes simplex encephalitis.
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The limbic system and the localisation of herpes simplex encephalitis.
The selective destruction of temporal and frontal lobe structures by herpes simplex encephalitis has been explained as a consequence of the proximity of those regions to the point of entry of the virus in the encephalon, through olfactory pathways or meningeal branches of the trigeminal nerves. An alternative hypothesis is presented: that the encephalitis is due to a special affinity of the her...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.48.4.297