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Herpes Simplex Encephalitis as a Complication of Whole-Brain Radiotherapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

A 55-year-old male recently diagnosed with stage IV lung adenocarcinoma presented with altered mental status approximately 1 week after the completion of 14 fractions of whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) for brain metastases. On admission, he was somnolent but oriented and without focal neurological d...

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Autores principales: Sermer, David J., Woodley, Jamie L., Thomas, Christian A., Hedlund, Jacquelyn A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4322695/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25722668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000369527