Postoperative herpes simplex virus encephalitis after neurosurgery: case report and review of the literature.
Herpes simplex virus encephalitis is an unusual diagnosis for postoperative sepsis that occurs after a neurosurgical procedure. We describe a patient for whom early diagnosis and aggressive medical and surgical treatment resulted in a good outcome.
Aldea
Sorin
S
Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Sainte Anne, Paris, France.
Joly
Luc-Marie
LM
Roujeau
Thomas
T
Oswald
Anne-Marie
AM
Devaux
Bertrand
B
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology*; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009493:Neurosurgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D018139:Simplexvirus