Early Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis

Records of 38 patients, 23 boys and 15 girls (ages 3 months to 16 years [42% ages 3-12 months]), seen between 1990 and 1997 with proven herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE), were reviewed retrospectively to determine the diagnostic reliability of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results, in a study at t...

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Main Author: J Gordon Millichap (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers, 2003-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Records of 38 patients, 23 boys and 15 girls (ages 3 months to 16 years [42% ages 3-12 months]), seen between 1990 and 1997 with proven herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE), were reviewed retrospectively to determine the diagnostic reliability of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results, in a study at the Neuropediatric Service, Hopital Saint Vincent de Paul, Paris, France.
Item Description:1043-3155
2166-6482
10.15844/pedneurbriefs-17-6-4