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Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex

 Subject

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Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = 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.,Created For = LHSA-Dott

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PR2.4170, 1947-1964

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4170
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 22 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: herpes encephalitis; aphasia; headache; head injury; disfigurement; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947-1964
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive: Case Notes / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Folder-based Case Notes / RIE, Professor Norman Dott, Neurology, Ward 20 (part 1)