[Herpes encephalitis treated using adenine-arabino-side and followed-up by densitometry (author's transl)].
In a 52-year-old man suffering from encephalitis, immunofluorescent study of cerebral tissue led to a diagnosis of herpes encephalitis 4 hours after biopsy. Cell cultures on the fourth day confirmed the diagnosis. Such a hypothesis had already been advanced before biopsy on the basis of the electroencephalogram which showed electrical changes with a periodic tendency. Following treatment with adenine-arabinoside, motor deficit and aphasia disappeared in one month whilst there was a parallel increase in antibody levels in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid.
D004660:Encephalitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014740:Vidarabine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014740:Vidarabine
Encéphalite herpétique traitée par adénine-arabinoside. Evolution surveillée par densitome.