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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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