Herpes simplex virus type-1 encephalitis and occipital ischemic stroke.
Childhood ischemic stroke is a rare complication of herpes simplex virus type-1 encephalitis. We describe a previously healthy 3-year-old girl who presented with bilateral occipital ischemic stroke, attributable to herpes simplex virus type-1 encephalitis, highlighting the importance of viral diagnostics in cerebrospinal fluid.
Sas
Antonetta M G
AM
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Erasmus MC Sophia Children's Hospital, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Niks
Erik H
EH
Lequin
Maarten H
MH
Catsman-Berrevoets
Coriene E
CE
de Wit
Marie Claire Y
MC
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*