Absence of Pleocytosis in Cerebrospinal Fluid does not Exclude Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis in Elderly Adults

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Jun;63(6):1278-9. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13493.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • DNA, Viral / cerebrospinal fluid*
  • Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / cerebrospinal fluid*
  • Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / complications
  • Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / diagnosis*
  • Herpesvirus 1, Human*
  • Humans
  • Leukocytosis / cerebrospinal fluid*
  • Leukocytosis / virology
  • Male
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • DNA, Viral