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Uncommon relapse after post-herpes simplex encephalitis: an atypical case report

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The authors would like to thank Santorso Hospital (Santorso, Italy) and Maria Grazia Pavei, English mother language teacher, for providing English language assistance on this manuscript.

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  1. Neurology Service, Santorso Hospital, Via Garziere 73, 36014, Santorso, Italy

    Michele Pistacchi & Flavio Sanson

  2. Neurology Service, San Martino Hospital, Belluno, Viale Europa 22, Belluno, Italy

    Sandro Zambito Marsala & Manuela Gioulis

  3. Clinica Neurologica 2^, Azienda ULSS16 Padova, Padua, Italy

    Bruno Giometto

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Pistacchi, M., Marsala, S.Z., Gioulis, M. et al. Uncommon relapse after post-herpes simplex encephalitis: an atypical case report. Acta Neurol Belg 115, 691–695 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-015-0475-3

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