Herpes simplex virus encephalitis complicated by intracerebral hematoma

Neurol India. 2011 Jul-Aug;59(4):594-6. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.84344.

Abstract

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis complicated by cerebral hematoma is extremely rare. We report a 54-year-old man with hepes simplex encephalitis complicated by intracerebral hematoma and review the literature and describe the characteristics of HSV encephalitis complicated by intracerebral hematoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain / virology
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / complications*
  • Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed