ALLMedicine™ Herpes Simplex Encephalitis Center

Apr 5th, 2021 - To compare clinical, diagnostic, management, and outcome factors in children with anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis and a history of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) to children with NMDAR encephalitis without a history of H...

Feb 1st, 2021 - Herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSE) is the most common cause of sporadic viral encephalitis, and despite targeted antiviral therapy, outcomes remain poor. Although the innate immune system is critical for restricting herpes simplex virus type ...

Jan 24th, 2021 - Compelling evidence indicates that status epilepticus is a prevalent cause of rhabdomyolysis. However, cases of rhabdomyolysis induced by a single seizure accompanied by viral encephalitis are rarely reported. Herein, we present a case of adult He...

Jan 15th, 2021 - Acyclovir is an antiviral drug poorly absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract due to its hydrophilicity, with low oral bioavailability (~20%). Although acyclovir is prescribed in the management of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE), the disease has ...

Jan 2nd, 2021 - Neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is a devastating disease with high mortality, particularly when disseminated. Studies in adults and children suggest that susceptibility to herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) may represent phenotypes fo...

Nov 28th, 2011 - In the 1980s the outcome of patients with herpes simplex encephalitis was shown to be dramatically improved with aciclovir treatment. Delays in starting treatment, particularly beyond 48 h after hospital admission, are associated with a worse prog...

Nov 28th, 2011 - In the 1980s the outcome of patients with herpes simplex encephalitis was shown to be dramatically improved with aciclovir treatment. Delays in starting treatment, particularly beyond 48 h after hospital admission, are associated with a worse prog...

Apr 5th, 2021 - To compare clinical, diagnostic, management, and outcome factors in children with anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis and a history of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) to children with NMDAR encephalitis without a history of H...

Feb 1st, 2021 - Herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSE) is the most common cause of sporadic viral encephalitis, and despite targeted antiviral therapy, outcomes remain poor. Although the innate immune system is critical for restricting herpes simplex virus type ...

Jan 24th, 2021 - Compelling evidence indicates that status epilepticus is a prevalent cause of rhabdomyolysis. However, cases of rhabdomyolysis induced by a single seizure accompanied by viral encephalitis are rarely reported. Herein, we present a case of adult He...

Jan 15th, 2021 - Acyclovir is an antiviral drug poorly absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract due to its hydrophilicity, with low oral bioavailability (~20%). Although acyclovir is prescribed in the management of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE), the disease has ...

Jan 4th, 2021 - Acyclovir Sodium Injection is indicated for the treatment of initial and recurrent mucosal and cutaneous herpes simplex (HSV-1 and HSV-2) in immunocompromised patients. Acyclovir Sodium Injection is indicated for the treatment of severe initial cl...

Mar 17th, 2016 - The potentially critical role of infection in the etiology of Alzheimer's disease is largely neglected, despite decades of robust evidence from hundreds of human studies, as well as the possible therapeutic implications, experts say. "Despite all ...

Children who had had an enterovirus 71 infection involving the central nervous system were significantly more likely to have symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder than were matched controls in a prospective study that evaluated chil.

VAIL, COLO. — West Nile virus has very quickly become the most important cause of arbovirus encephalitis in the United States.