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herpes simplex encephalitis

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Noun1.herpes simplex encephalitisherpes simplex encephalitis - common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes
acute inclusion body encephalitis, herpes encephalitis
cephalitis, encephalitis, phrenitis - inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use)
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Survivors of herpes simplex encephalitis have a shorter life expectancy (12,13), and to a lesser extent, so have patients with other viral encephalitides (13).
Long-term death rates, West Nile virus epidemic, Israel, 2000 by Chowers, Michal Y. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The same two proteins, always occurring together, also have been found in a majority of patients with herpes simplex encephalitis and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, as well as in some patients with Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis, although sample sizes are still relatively small.
The infection connection; the controversial role of viruses in ... by Bower, Bruce / Science News
Earlier in the year, the company received FDA approval for acyclovir injection for the treatment of herpes simplex one and two, herpes simplex encephalitis and varicella, and approval of a third generic injectable drug is anticipated in the near future.
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