Unusual presentation of herpes simplex virus encephalitis: bilateral thalamic involvement and normal imaging of early stage of the disease

Am J Emerg Med. 2007 Jan;25(1):87-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.05.007.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acyclovir / therapeutic use
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / diagnosis
  • Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / drug therapy
  • Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Thalamus / pathology*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Acyclovir