Abstract：
BACKGROUND:Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) after neurosurgical procedures is extremely uncommon, and the few published case reports mainly described herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) as being culpable. We present a rare case of HSV-2 encephalitis after craniotomy and describe its pathophysiology and optimal management. CASE DESCRIPTION:A 70-year-old woman underwent an elective resection of a recurrent left sphenoid wing meningioma and clipping of a left middle cerebral artery aneurysm, the latter having been found incidentally. She returned to our department with clinical findings suggestive of meningitis 12 days after the operation. Her lack of response to empiric antibiotic treatment, taken together with the lymphocyte-predominant initial cerebrospinal fluid obtained by lumbar puncture and the electroencephalographic indications of encephalopathy, led to the suspicion of a diagnosis of HSE, which was later confirmed by a polymerase chain reaction test positive for HSV-2. The patient was then successfully treated with intravenous acyclovir for 2 weeks followed by another week of oral acyclovir treatment before being discharged. CONCLUSIONS:The present case stresses the importance of recognizing the relatively rare entity of HSE after craniotomy. Timely correct diagnosis will expedite the initiation of appropriate treatment.
journal_name
World Neurosurgjournal_title
World neurosurgeryauthors
Berger A,Shahar T,Margalit Ndoi
10.1016/j.wneu.2015.11.101subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-04-01 00:00:00pages
691.e9-691.e12eissn
1878-8750issn
1878-8769pii
S1878-8750(15)01724-6journal_volume
88pub_type
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