Multimodal management of severe herpes simplex virus encephalitis: A case report and literature review.
Fiche publication
Date publication
juin 2018
Journal
Neuro-Chirurgie
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr CEBULA Hélène, Pr PROUST François
Tous les auteurs :
Todeschi J, Gubian A, Wirth T, Coca HA, Proust F, Cebula H
Lien Pubmed
Résumé
Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) is the most frequent sporadic encephalitis in the world. In severe cases of HSE, the pathology usually progresses with an increase in intracranial pressure secondary to cerebral edema and/or hemorrhagic necrosis. Currently no high-power studies exist regarding the management of severe HSE and most of the papers reported in the literature are case reports. Decompressive craniectomy, effective in some cases of pharmaco-resistant intracranial hypertension (ICH) resulting from other causes, may be suggested in severe HSE, with several good results reported in the literature.
Mots clés
Decompressive craniectomy, Encephalitis, Herpes, Intracranial pressure, Simplex virus
Référence
Neurochirurgie. 2018 06;64(3):183-189