Herpes simplex encephalitis An immunohistological study of the distribution of viral antigen within the brain

@article{Esiri1982HerpesSE,
  title={Herpes simplex encephalitis An immunohistological study of the distribution of viral antigen within the brain},
  author={Margaret M. Esiri},
  journal={Journal of the Neurological Sciences},
  year={1982},
  volume={54},
  pages={209-226}
}
  • M. Esiri
  • Published 1 May 1982
  • Medicine
  • Journal of the Neurological Sciences
An immunoperoxidase technique was used to map the sites of herpes simplex virus antigen (VA) within the brain in 29 autopsied cases of herpes simplex encephalitis. Attention was directed particularly to those parts of the brain that are known from pathological studies to be involved in the disease. Material was studied from cases surviving for varying periods from a few days to a few years after the onset of neurological disease. VA was found within the brain in all cases dying within 3 weeks… Expand
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