PAPILLEDEMA: AN UNUSUAL FINDING IN A PATIENT WITH HERPES ENCEPHALITIS

Herpes simplex virus accounts for 10 to 25% of sporadic viral encephalitis throughout the world among people of different age with two peaks, one at 5 to 30 and the other at > 50 years of age. Pathologic process includes focal brain tissue inflammation and necrosis (predominantly temporal lobe)....

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Main Authors: A. Sudbakhsh, M. Mashayekh, S. Ghazvinian B. Omidzohur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2007-10-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3312