Unusual progression of herpes simplex encephalitis with basal ganglia and extensive white matter involvement

• Main Authors: Yasuhiro Manabe (Author), Yoichi Ono (Author), Hirotake Nishimura (Author), Syoichiro Kono (Author), Hisashi Narai (Author), Nobuhiko Omori (Author), Yoichiro Nanba (Author), Koji Abe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2009-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report a 51-year old male with herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) showing unusual progression and magnetic resonance (MR) findings. The initial neurological manifestation of intractable focal seizure with low-grade fever persisted for three days, and rapidly coma, myoclonic status, and respiratory...