Chronic Granulomatous Herpes Encephalitis in a Child with Clinically Intractable Epilepsy

Most patients with herpes simplex virus Type I encephalitis experience an acute, monophasic illness. Chronic encephalitis is much less common, and few late relapses are associated with intractable seizure disorders. A 10-year-old boy was admitted to our institution for intractable epilepsy as part o...

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Main Authors: James R. Hackney, D. Keith Harrison, Curtis Rozzelle, Suthida Kankirawatana, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Cheryl Ann Palmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/849812