An adolescent with herpes simplex encephalitis, presenting with mild symptoms and rapid deterioration: A case report

Headaches in children are a common, but unspecific symptom that can have many underlying causes, ranging from unspecific tension headache through migraine and up to encephalitis and intracranial hypertension. We present the case of a 14-year-old boy who presented to our emergency department with hea...

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Main Authors: Natalia Stepien, Lukas Weseslindtner, Rainer Seidl, Julia Geldner, Johann Golej, Maria-Theresa Schmook, Andreas Peyrl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-12-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20977142