Care beyond the hospital ward: understanding the socio-medical trajectory of herpes simplex virus encephalitis

• Main Authors: Jessie Cooper (Author), Ciara Kierans (Author), Sylviane Defres (Author), Ava Easton (Author), Rachel Kneen (Author), Tom Solomon (Author), on behalf of ENCEPH-UK study group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis is a life-threatening infection of the brain, which has significant physical, cognitive and social consequences for survivors. Despite increasing recognition of the long-term effects of encephalitis, research and policy remains largely focu...