Steroid pulse therapy in herpes simplex encephalitis

Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2013 Jul;18(3):276-7.

Authors

Dhaifallah M Almalki¹, Faisal B Al-Suwaidan

Affiliation

¹ Adult Neurology Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. [email protected]

PMID: 23887210

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Acyclovir / administration & dosage
Antiviral Agents / administration & dosage
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / diagnostic imaging
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / drug therapy*
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / pathology
Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Methylprednisolone / administration & dosage*
Middle Aged
Pulse Therapy, Drug
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Glucocorticoids
Acyclovir
Methylprednisolone