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Rapid-Onset Temporal Encephalitis With Negative Cerebrospinal Fluid Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing

Herpes simplex encephalitis is a rare disease presentation that is usually characterized by its temporal involvement and positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the herpes simplex virus (HSV). HSV PCR has a sensitivity of 96% and specificity of 99%. Even when the test...

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Autores principales: Phrathep, Davong D, El-Husari, Ali, Healey, Kevin D, Anthony, Stefan, Onyedimma, Nneoma, Narvel, Ravish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9980281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36874714
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34448