Abstract |
Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) is one of the
fulminant necrotizing, often fatal sporadic form of the
encephalitis caused by herpes simplex type I virus.
Characteristically, there is early and almost constant
involvement of one or both temporal lobes, although
there are common additional areas of involvement.
Appropriate early treatment following correct diagnosis
by clinical findings, CSF study, EEG and several
radiological studies including angiography,
redionuclide studies, CT or MRI can reduce its
mortality and severity of the sequelae. We report a
case of HSE diagnosed by adjuvant study of Tc-99m-HMPAO
regional cerebral blood flow SPECT, which showed a
marked increase in bitemporal cerebral blood flow in a
24-year-old man. |