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From: Long-term outcome of severe herpes simplex encephalitis: a population-based observational study

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Diagram showing the retrospective screening process from viral encephalitis to severe HSE with brain herniation. A retrospective screening of the PMSI medical database was carried out to identify hospital stays related to HSE, from 2010 to 2013, in a large region of France (2.5 million inhabitants and 39 hospital centers) on the basis of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10)-specific related diagnosis codes (viral meningitis and encephalitis, herpes simplex encephalitis, admission to ICU, mechanical ventilation, decompressive craniectomy). DC decompressive craniectomy, HSE herpes simplex encephalitis, ICU intensive care unit, PMSI, Programme de Médicalisation des Systèmes d’Information

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