Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 Encephalitis and Occipital Ischemic Stroke - 05/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.04.021
Antonetta M.G. Sas, MD 
, Erik H. Niks, MD , Maarten H. Lequin, MD, PhD †, Coriene E. Catsman-Berrevoets, MD, PhD , Marie Claire Y. de Wit, MD ⁎ 
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Erasmus MC Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
, Erik H. Niks, MD , Maarten H. Lequin, MD, PhD †, Coriene E. Catsman-Berrevoets, MD, PhD , Marie Claire Y. de Wit, MD ⁎ Department of Pediatric Neurology, Erasmus MC Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands † Department of Pediatric Radiology, Erasmus MC Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Communications should be addressed to: Dr. de Wit; Department of Pediatric Neurology; Erasmus MC Sophia Children’s Hospital; PO Box 2060; 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands.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.
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Vol 41 - N° 4
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