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HERPETIC ACUTE NECROTIZING ENCEPHALITIS
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Descriptor
English
:
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Encefalitis por Herpes Simple
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Encefalite por Herpes Simples
Synonyms
English
:
Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
Herpetic Acute Necrotizing Encephalitis
Meningoencephalitis, Herpes Simplex Virus
Tree Number:
C02.182.525.350
C02.256.466.262
C02.290.325
C10.228.140.430.520.750.350
C10.228.228.245.340.350
C10.228.228.399.750.350
Definition
English
:
An acute (or rarely chronic) inflammatory process of the brain caused by
SIMPLEXVIRUS
infections which may be fatal. The majority of infections are caused by human herpesvirus 1 (HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN) and less often by human herpesvirus 2 (HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN). Clinical manifestations include FEVER;
HEADACHE
;
SEIZURES
;
HALLUCINATIONS
; behavioral alterations;
APHASIA
; hemiparesis; and COMA. Pathologically, the condition is marked by a hemorrhagic
necrosis
involving the medial and inferior
TEMPORAL LOBE
and orbital regions of the
FRONTAL LOBE
. (From Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, pp751-4)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coord IM with specific
SIMPLEXVIRUS
if given; DF: ENCEPH
HERPES SIMPLEX
History Note
English
:
2000
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
34168
Unique Identifier:
D020803
Occurrence in VHL
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