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Citation |
Jabbour PM, Ojemann SG. Neurologist 2005; 11(3): 187-189. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19131, USA. pascal.jabbour@mail.tju.edu |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2005, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins) |
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PMID |
15860143 |
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Abstract |
BACKGROUND: Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) still carries a high morbidity and mortality. REVIEW SUMMARY: The authors report a 27-year-old patient who presented with an HSE manifested by a high temperature, seizures, and headaches. His hospitalization course was complicated by a pulmonary embolism. After anticoagulation was started, the patient developed a right temporal hematoma at the same region of the abnormal signal on magnetic resonance imaging. The patient underwent a craniotomy and evacuation of the hematoma with an uneventful postoperative outcome. CONCLUSION: The safety of anticoagulation in HSE has not been raised in the literature previously, and it needs further study. Language: en |