Herpes simplex virus type-1 encephalitis and occipital ischemic stroke

Pediatr Neurol. 2009 Oct;41(4):294-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.04.021.

Abstract

Childhood ischemic stroke is a rare complication of herpes simplex virus type-1 encephalitis. We describe a previously healthy 3-year-old girl who presented with bilateral occipital ischemic stroke, attributable to herpes simplex virus type-1 encephalitis, highlighting the importance of viral diagnostics in cerebrospinal fluid.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain Ischemia / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Brain Ischemia / etiology
  • Brain Ischemia / pathology*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Encephalitis, Viral / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Encephalitis, Viral / complications
  • Encephalitis, Viral / pathology*
  • Female
  • Functional Laterality
  • Herpes Simplex / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Herpes Simplex / complications
  • Herpes Simplex / pathology*
  • Herpesvirus 1, Human*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Occipital Lobe / pathology*
  • Stroke / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Stroke / etiology
  • Stroke / pathology*