Acute intracerebral haematoma--an unusual presentation of herpes simplex encephalitis.
A young man presented with acute headache, behavioral abnormality and CT scan evidence of intracerebral hematoma. Detailed investigation established its infective origin due to herpes simplex virus type-I. The patient made an excellent recovery following a course of acyclovir. Frank intracerebral haematoma in the form of well defined mass on CT scan in patient with herpes simplex encephalitis is extremely rare.
Biswas
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Department of Neurology, Bangur Institute of Neurology, Kolkata.
Das
S K
SK
Roy
T
T
Dhibar
T
T
Ghorai
S P
SP
D000328:Adult; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications*; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed