title: Intracerebral haemorrhage as a rare complication of HSV-1 meningoencephalitis: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We present a case of herpetic meningoencephalitis confirmed by PCR in a 22-y-old male, with accompanying appearance of a large intracerebral haematoma as a complication. Despite the impressive imaging findings, the final outcome of the patient's progress was favourable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of Infectious Diseases of the University Hospital of Patras, Rion-Patras, Greece. andargyriou@yahoo.gr
authors.forename: Andreas A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Argyriou
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tsota
authors.forename: Ekaterini
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Solomou
authors.forename: Markos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marangos
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kalogeropoulou
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Petsas
authors.forename: Panagiotis A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Dimopoulos
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chroni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications*; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology