Bilateral Medial Temporal Hematomas in HSV-1 Encephalitis.
- Author:
Bong Hui KANG
1
;
Jin Young AHN
;
Sun Uck KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University, Collage of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sunuck@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Herpes simplex encephalitis, Intracerebral hematoma, Complication
- MeSH:
Encephalitis;
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex;
Hematoma;
Herpesvirus 1, Human;
Methylmethacrylates;
Necrosis;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Polystyrenes;
Temporal Lobe
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2008;26(2):136-138
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) is the most common form of encephalitis, with predilection for the temporal lobes and insular cortex. The presence of RBCs is a characteristic finding of CSF analysis and hemorrhagic transformation of the lesions on CT or MRI is not a rare, because the hemorrhagic necrosis is an important pathologic finding of HSE. However, intracerebral hematoma is rarely reported. We report a case of PCR proven HSE with hemotomas in both the medial temporal lobes, which has not been reported.
