Herpes simplex encephalitis as a complication of neurosurgical procedures: report of 3 cases and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the most common identified cause of focal encephalitis worldwide. However, postoperative HSV encephalitis (HSVE) is a rare complication of neurosurgical procedures and a significant clinical challenge METHOD: We describe 3 cases of postoperative HSVE and rev...

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Autores principales: Jaques, David A., Bagetakou, Spyridoula, L’Huillier, Arnaud G., Bartoli, Andrea, Vargas, Maria-Isabel, Fluss, Joel, Kaiser, Laurent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4877812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27216026
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12985-016-0540-4

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