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Original Article

Pathology of Chronic Herpes Infection Associated with Seizure Disorder: A Report of Two Cases with Tissue Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 by the Polymerase Chain Reaction

Venita Jay Division of Neuropathology, Hospital for Sick Children, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Laurence E. Becker Division of Neuropathology, Hospital for Sick Children, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Susan Blaser Division of Neuroradiology, Hospital for Sick Children, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Paul Hwang Division of Neurology, Hospital for Sick Children, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Harold J. Hoffman Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Robin Humphreys Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Maria Zielenska Division of Molecular Pathology, Hospital for Sick Children, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Pages 131-146 | Received 23 May 1994, Accepted 25 May 1994, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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