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Infections > Virus Diseases > DNA Virus Infections > Herpesviridae Infections > Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex
Infections > Virus Diseases > Central Nervous System Viral Diseases > Encephalitis, Viral > Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Infections > Central Nervous System Viral Diseases > Encephalitis, Viral > Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex
Infections > Central Nervous System Infections > Central Nervous System Viral Diseases > Encephalitis, Viral > Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex
... > Nervous System Diseases > Neuroinflammatory Diseases > Encephalitis > Infectious Encephalitis > Encephalitis, Viral > Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Inflammation > Neuroinflammatory Diseases > Encephalitis > Infectious Encephalitis > Encephalitis, Viral > Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Encephalitis > Infectious Encephalitis > Encephalitis, Viral > Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Infections > Infectious Encephalitis > Encephalitis, Viral > Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex
Infections > Central Nervous System Infections > Infectious Encephalitis > Encephalitis, Viral > Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex

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Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex  

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Definition

  • An acute (or rarely chronic) inflammatory process of the brain caused by SIMPLEXVIRUS infections which may be fatal. The majority of infections are caused by human herpesvirus 1 (HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN) and less often by human herpesvirus 2 (HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN). Clinical manifestations include FEVER; HEADACHE; SEIZURES; HALLUCINATIONS; behavioral alterations; APHASIA; hemiparesis; and COMA. Pathologically, the condition is marked by a hemorrhagic necrosis involving the medial and inferior TEMPORAL LOBE and orbital regions of the FRONTAL LOBE. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp751-4)

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Entry terms

  • Herpes Encephalitis
  • Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
  • Herpetic Encephalitis

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