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Revision as of 21:18, 17 August 2019
- Infection of the brain parenchyma by HSV, with a predilection for temporal lobes
Presentation
- Fever
- Headache
- Altered level of consciousness
- Personality and behavioural changes
- Focal neuro deficits
- Seizures
- Rapidly progressing and can lead to coma
Investigations
- Imaging
- CT head usually normal
- MRI head can show T2 signal change in temporal lobes
- Lumbar puncture
- Elevated protein
- Lymphocytosis (10-1000 WBCs)
- Erythrocytes in 80% of cases ("hemorrhagic necrotizing meningoencephalitis")
- Normal or slightly low glucose
- HSV PCR is confirmatory
- EEG
- Spikes and slow waves over involved areas
- Periodic lateralized epiieptiform discharges (PLEDs)
- Usually predominately over involved termporal lobe
Management
- Acyclovir 10mg/kg q8h IV for 14 days
- Adjust for renal function
