An Unusual Presentation of Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis

We present a case of a 65-year-old man with an acute alteration in mental state that was initially diagnosed as a functional psychiatric condition. After extensive workup, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) was detected in the patient’s cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR),...

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Main Authors: Ray Boyapati, George Papadopoulos, James Olver, Michael Geluk, Paul D. R. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/241710

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