title: Acute intracerebral haematoma--an unusual presentation of herpes simplex encephalitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Bangur Institute of Neurology, Kolkata.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dhibar
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Ghorai
mesh_terms: 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