A review of the combined medical and surgical management in patients with herpes simplex encephalitis

Highlights • Aggressive treatment strategies of cerebral edema in HSE have not been fully evaluated. • We present a patient who was aggressively treated with eventual good recovery. • Aggressive medical and surgical management should be strongly considered in HSE. • There is a lack of definitive evi...

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Published in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2015-01, Vol.128, p.10-16
Main Authors: Safain, Mina G, Roguski, Marie, Kryzanski, James T, Weller, Simcha J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Coma
Craniectomy
Drugs
Encephalitis
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex - surgery
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex - therapy
Female
Headaches
Herpes simplex
Herpes viruses
Hospitals
HSV
Humans
ICP
Infections
Intracranial pressure
Mortality
Neurology
Neurosurgery
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Patients
Steroids
Studies
Viral infections
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • Aggressive treatment strategies of cerebral edema in HSE have not been fully evaluated. • We present a patient who was aggressively treated with eventual good recovery. • Aggressive medical and surgical management should be strongly considered in HSE. • There is a lack of definitive evidence based literature to support this strategy.
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.10.015