title: Acute cerebellitis caused by herpes simplex virus type 1.
abstract: Cerebellar disorders due to herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection are rare and always associated with herpes simplex encephalitis. We report 2 cases of severe primary acute cerebellitis caused by HSV type 1 that were identified by nested polymerase chain reaction performed on cerebrospinal fluid samples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University La Sapienza, 00161 Rome, Italy. maria.ciardi@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciardi
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giacchetti
authors.forename: Cesare Giovanni
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Fedele
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tenorio
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brandi
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Libertone
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ajassa
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Borgese
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Delia
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000821:virology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D005260:Female; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral