title: Vessel wall enhancement in herpes simplex virus central nervous system vasculitis.
abstract: Infection is a well-known cause of cerebral vasculopathy and vasculitis. We report a 36-year-old woman with cerebral vasculitis and ischemic stroke secondary to herpes simplex virus (HSV). MRI studies revealed a pontine stroke with basilar artery stenosis and vessel wall gadolinium enhancement. This case demonstrates the ability of HSV to cause a focal brainstem vasculitis and the utility of enhanced MRI in the diagnosis of stroke related to HSV central nervous system vasculitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, 1601 Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610-0236, USA. Waldo.R.Guerrero@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Waldo R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Guerrero
authors.forename: Haitham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dababneh
authors.forename: Shushrutha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hedna
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology
keywords: Herpes simplex virus; Imaging; Meningitis; Vasculitis