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Sunday, 9 October 2011
Herpes simplex encephalitis
- caused by HSV-1 in 90% cases
-
temporal lobe changes
on neuroimaging is typical (lesions are often hemorrhagic)
- diagnosis is by
CSF PCR for HSV
- treatment: IV
aciclovir
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