Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Encephalitis Presenting as Multifocal Hemorrhagic Stroke

Can J Neurol Sci. 2020 Jul;47(4):563-565. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2020.56. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

Authors

Gloria Mak¹, Jian-Qiang Lu², Danielle de Sa Boasquevisque¹, Kanjana Perera¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine (Neurology), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 32188516
DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2020.56

No abstract available

Keywords: Herpes simplex virus type 2; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Vasculitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / complications
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / diagnostic imaging*
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / surgery*
Fatal Outcome
Hemorrhagic Stroke / diagnostic imaging*
Hemorrhagic Stroke / etiology
Hemorrhagic Stroke / surgery*
Herpesvirus 2, Human*
Humans
Male