Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV2): central features
Evidence-based neurology checklist on herpes simplex virus 2 (hsv2): central features: Aseptic meningitis There is a lymphocytic pleocytosis in the CSF Recurrent aseptic meningitis (Mollaret’s meningitis) Encephalitis: features Ascending myelitis Cranial neuropathy Rare neurological presentations…
Aseptic meningitis
- There is a lymphocytic pleocytosis in the CSF
Recurrent aseptic meningitis (Mollaret’s meningitis)
Encephalitis: features
Ascending myelitis
Cranial neuropathy
Rare neurological presentations of HSV2
References
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