1. European guidelines for diagnosis and management of patients with suspected herpes simplex encephalitis 
Paul E. Klapper, Graham M. Cleator 
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 
Volume 4, Issue 4, Pages (April 1998)
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2. Figure 1
Diagnostic algorithm for management of patients with suspected HSE (reproduced, with permission, from J Neurol Neurosurg Psychlatry 1996; 61: 339–45). As patients may present with raised intracranial pressure, immediate lumbar puncture may not be possible. In these circumstances, commencement of acyclovir therapy prior to lumbar puncture is warranted.
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 1998 4, DOI: ( /j tb00665.x)
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