Erschienen in:
27.02.2021 | Letter to the Editor
Delayed recurrence of neonatal HSV-2 encephalitis after 21 years, complicated by ischemic stroke: a case report
verfasst von:
Muhammad Qasim, César E. Escamilla-Ocañas, Chethan P. Venkatasubba Rao
Erschienen in:
Neurological Sciences
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Ausgabe 7/2021
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Excerpt
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common cause of central nervous system (CNS) disease and the most common virus causing encephalitis in both the pediatric and adult populations [
1]. HSV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of HSV encephalitis cases in adults [
2]. In neonates, both HSV-1 and HSV-2 can cause encephalitis; however, HSV-2 is associated with particularly high morbidity and mortality [
3]. …