A 50-year old female with a 2-day history of headache and fever found unresponsive at home.
Pathology
Necrotic brain parenchyma with focal hemorrhages; Scattered neutrophils; Perivascular lymphocytes
Disease/Diagnosis
Herpes simplex encephalitis
Clinical
VA: 20/50 OU; RAPD OS
Presenting Symptom
Headache; Fever; Lethargy
Neuroimaging
MRI
Treatment
Antiviral agents
Date
2005
References
1. Whitley et al JAMA 1982 247:317-20. Utley et al Neuropsychiatry Neuropsychol Behav Neurol 1997;10:180-189. 2. Morris et al Br J Clin Psychol 1995 34:571-6. Love S, Wiley CA. Viral Diseases. In: Graham DI, Lantos PL, eds. Greenfield's Neuropathology, Vol. II London: Arnold, 2002; 18-23. 3. Tien et al AJR 1993 161:167. Soo et al Am J Roentgenol 1993 160:1089-93.
Language
eng
Format
video/mp4
Type
Image/MovingImage
Source
31st Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM