Reactivation of occult herpes simplex meningoencephalitis after temporal lobe resection for refractory epilepsy – A case report
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چکیده
Einar Osland Vik-Mo *, Bård K. Krossnes , Milo Stanisic , Arild Egge , Ellen Holter , Erik Taubøll , Kjell Heuser , Christian G. Lund c Department of Neurosurgery, Oslo University Hospital, Postboks 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital, Postboks 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway Department of Neurology, Oslo University Hospital, Postboks 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Postboks 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway
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Reactivation of herpes simplex virus-1 following epilepsy surgery☆
PURPOSE The present study reports a case of encephalitis due to herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), following surgical manipulation of the site of a primary infection. METHODS Herpes simplex virus-1 infection was confirmed by CSF PCR and DNA sequencing. RESULTS The patient was an 11-year-old girl who required temporal lobe surgery for epilepsy. She had meningoencephalitis due to HSV at the age ...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Seizure
دوره 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014