Protocol for DexEnceph: a randomised controlled trial of dexamethasone therapy in adults with herpes...
Protocol for DexEnceph: a randomised controlled trial of dexamethasone therapy in adults with herpes simplex virus encephalitis
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Whitfield, Thomas , Fernandez, Cristina , Davies, Kelly , Defres, Sylviane , Griffiths, Michael , Hooper, Cory , Tangney, Rebecca , Burnside, Girvan , Rosala- Hallas, Anna , Moore, Perry , Das, Kumar , Zuckerman, Mark , Parkes, Laura , Keller, Simon , Roberts, Neil , Easton, Ava , Touati, Saber , Kneen, Rachel , Stahl, J P and Solomon, Tom
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England: British Medical Journal Publishing Group
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England: British Medical Journal Publishing Group
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IntroductionHerpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis is a rare severe form of brain inflammation that commonly leaves survivors and their families with devastating long-term consequences. The virus particularly targets the temporal lobe of the brain causing debilitating problems in memory, especially verbal memory. It is postulated that immunomodula...
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Protocol for DexEnceph: a randomised controlled trial of dexamethasone therapy in adults with herpes simplex virus encephalitis
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Fernandez, Cristina
Davies, Kelly
Defres, Sylviane
Griffiths, Michael
Hooper, Cory
Tangney, Rebecca
Burnside, Girvan
Rosala- Hallas, Anna
Moore, Perry
Das, Kumar
Zuckerman, Mark
Parkes, Laura
Keller, Simon
Roberts, Neil
Easton, Ava
Touati, Saber
Kneen, Rachel
Stahl, J P
Solomon, Tom
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_4792ee67dacb41e8b83df5b9c6e55b4d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_4792ee67dacb41e8b83df5b9c6e55b4d
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2044-6055
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2044-6055
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10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041808
