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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020803
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Preferred Name

Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex

Definitions
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)
Synonyms
Herpetic Acute Necrotizing Encephalitis
Encephalitis, Herpes
Meningoencephalitis, Herpetic
Herpes Encephalitis
Encephalitis, Herpetic
Encephalitides, Herpes Simplex
Meningoencephalitis, Herpes Simplex
Herpetic Encephalitis
Herpetic Meningoencephalitides
Herpetic Meningoencephalitis
Meningoencephalitis, Herpes Simplex Virus
Herpes Simplex Meningoencephalitis
Meningoencephalitides, Herpetic
Meningoencephalitides, Herpes Simplex
Herpetic Encephalitides
Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
Herpes Simplex Encephalitides
Encephalitides, Herpetic
Herpes Simplex Meningoencephalitides
Acute Necrotizing Encephalitis, Herpetic
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