Herpetic encephalitis: the clinico-virological aspect of its diagnosis
Dekonenko, E.P.; Ma'ltseva, N.N.; Vavilov, S.B.; Umanskiĭ, K.G.; Ebralidze, L.K.; Maksutova, E.L.; Rusakova, I.P.; Kupriianova, L.V.; Rudometov, I.P.; Kelli, E.I.
Zhurnal Nevropatologii i Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova 89(7): 31-36
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-4588 PMID: 2552714 Document Number: 340672
Eight patients with herpetic encephalitis (HE) and one patient with herpetic meningitis were investigated. The clinical and laboratory investigations (CR, EEG, and others) are described. In all the cases the diagnosis was corroborated with serological and virological tests unraveling the herpes simplex virus. A high-sensitive diagnose the atypical HE cases with subacute and chronic course that is important for correct treatment.