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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: A rare autoimmune complication of herpes simplex encephalitis...

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: A rare autoimmune complication of herpes simplex encephalitis...

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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: A rare autoimmune complication of herpes simplex encephalitis in the adult

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Full title

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: A rare autoimmune complication of herpes simplex encephalitis in the adult

Publisher

Netherlands: Elsevier B.V

Journal title

Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 2018-12, Vol.175, p.47-49

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

Netherlands: Elsevier B.V

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Scope and Contents

Contents

•Neurological deterioration after herpes encephalitis occurs in 25% of patients.•Relapses respond to an infectious or autoimmune etiology.•Viral persistence requires prolonged acyclovir; resistance, the use of foscarnet.•Autoimmune CNS reaction are best treated with immunosuppressant agents.•Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after herpes encepha...

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Full title

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: A rare autoimmune complication of herpes simplex encephalitis in the adult

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2123717132

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2123717132

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ISSN

0303-8467

E-ISSN

1872-6968

DOI

10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.10.007

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