An Unusual Presentation of Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis

We present a case of a 65-year-old man with an acute alteration in mental state that was initially diagnosed as a functional psychiatric condition. After extensive workup, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) was detected in the patient's cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by polymerase chain reaction (P...

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Autores principales: Boyapati, Ray, Papadopoulos, George, Olver, James, Geluk, Michael, Johnson, Paul D. R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3443586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22991517
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/241710

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3443586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22991517
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/241710

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