Yes, brain biopsy should be a prerequisite for herpes simplex encephalitis treatment
Arch Neurol
.
1987 Dec;44(12):1289-90.
doi: 10.1001/archneur.1987.00520240061013.
Authors
D F Hanley
1
,
R T Johnson
,
R J Whitley
Affiliation
1
Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21205.
PMID:
3675261
DOI:
10.1001/archneur.1987.00520240061013
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Acyclovir / therapeutic use
Biopsy*
Brain / pathology*
Encephalitis / drug therapy
Encephalitis / pathology*
Herpes Simplex / drug therapy
Herpes Simplex / pathology*
Humans
Substances
Acyclovir