Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis in Geriatric Patients

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SİLİ U., Tavsanli M. E., TUFAN ÇİNÇİN A.

CURRENT GERIATRICS REPORTS, cilt.6, sa.1, ss.34-41, 2017 (ESCI, Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 1
• Basım Tarihi: 2017
• Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s13670-017-0198-9
• Dergi Adı: CURRENT GERIATRICS REPORTS
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.34-41
• Anahtar Kelimeler: Herpes simplex encephalitis, Central nervous system infections, Encephalitis, Herpes simplex virus, Geriatrics, CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM, NMDA RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS, AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALITIS, ADULT PATIENTS, DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS, EMERGENCY-DEPARTMENT, VIRAL ENCEPHALITIS, CLINICAL APPROACH, ELDERLY-PEOPLE, ACYCLOVIR
• Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose of Review Herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE) is a rare, devastating infectious disease of the brain. We reviewed published case series to determine whether epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and prognosis of HSVE differed in geriatric patients.