Benign form of herpes simplex encephalitis
Chotmongkol, V.; Chimsuk, U.; Chuesakoolvanich, K.
Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 34(2): 393-394
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-1562 PMID: 12971569 Document Number: 564428
A 34-year-old woman who presented with only severe headache for 12 days was reported. She was initially diagnosed with cerebral infarction of the right temporal lobe and treated with aspirin, without improvement. On admission, she had bilateral papilledema. Other findings were unremarkable. CT scan and MRI of the brain revealed an area of cerebritis at the right temporal lobe. Lumbar puncture showed high opening pressure with normal CSF profiles. The patient was treated with intravenous acyclovir which gave a favorable outcome.