TY - JOUR
T1 - Mild form of acute herpes simplex encephalitis in childhood
AU - Marton, Revital
AU - Gotlieb-Stematsky, Tamar
AU - Klein, Colin
AU - Lahat, Eli
AU - Arlazoroff, Aharon
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - We describe two patients, aged 3.5 years,and 15 years, with a mild form of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE). The disease was characterized by convulsions and lymphocytic pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Involvement of herpes simplex virus (HSV) was established by antibody measurements in serum and CSF. Recovery was complete with no antiviral drug administration. It appears that scrutinized serological work-up would widen our concept of mild forms of HSE, with a better prognosis and complete recovery.
AB - We describe two patients, aged 3.5 years,and 15 years, with a mild form of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE). The disease was characterized by convulsions and lymphocytic pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Involvement of herpes simplex virus (HSV) was established by antibody measurements in serum and CSF. Recovery was complete with no antiviral drug administration. It appears that scrutinized serological work-up would widen our concept of mild forms of HSE, with a better prognosis and complete recovery.
KW - Encephalitis
KW - HSV antibody
KW - Herpes simplex virus
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U2 - 10.1016/0387-7604(95)00075-M
DO - 10.1016/0387-7604(95)00075-M
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AN - SCOPUS:0028874972
SN - 0387-7604
VL - 17
SP - 360
EP - 361
JO - Brain and Development
JF - Brain and Development
IS - 5
ER -