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ArticleBMJ case reports2012

Pitfalls in the management of herpes simplex virus encephalitis.

Richard Tolulope Ibitoye, Pamela Sarkar, Satyan Rajbhandari

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Richard Tolulope IbitoyeDepartment of Neurology, Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire, UK.
Pamela Sarkar
Satyan Rajbhandari

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis (HSVE) with a fatal outcome of a patient in his 70s presenting to a local teaching hospital with fever and confusion. We highlight pertinent issues regarding diagnosis, investigation and management, and consider ways of improving clinical outcomes. Finally, we discuss the differential diagnoses of acute encephalitis and review the management of HSVE.

Indexed as

AgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntiviral AgentsBlood GlucoseConfusionDiagnosis, DifferentialDNA, ViralElectroencephalographyEncephalitis, Herpes SimplexFatal OutcomeFeverGlucoseHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePhysical ExaminationAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntiviral AgentsBlood GlucoseDNA, ViralGlucose

Identifiers

PMID23076702
PMCPMC4544940

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