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Astrocytic changes were followed up in the brain of infants who had di
ed of herpetic encephalitis. Neuromorphological examinations revealed
astocytic structural changes directed to reinforcement of the blood-br
ain barrier, localization of the infection and, possibly, to inactivat
ion of the virus.