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Delayed recurrence of neonatal HSV-2 encephalitis after 21 years, complicated by ischemic stroke: a case report

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    Muhammad Qasim & César E. Escamilla-Ocañas

  2. Department of Neurology, Division of Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

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Qasim, M., Escamilla-Ocañas, C.E. & Venkatasubba Rao, C.P. Delayed recurrence of neonatal HSV-2 encephalitis after 21 years, complicated by ischemic stroke: a case report. Neurol Sci 42, 2991–2994 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05131-3

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