| childhood encephalitis in crete, greece. | this study included all 18 cases of children hospitalized for encephalitis in the referral university hospital of heraklion, crete, greece, during the 5-year period from 2000 to 2004. encephalitis was attributed to viral infection (echovirus, herpes simplex virus 1, varicella-zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, and influenza a) in eight children and to bacteria (mycoplasma pneumoniae, group a beta-hemolytic streptococcus, and rickettsia typhi) in a further five cases. multiple hyperintense brain lesi ... | 2006 | 17005114 |