Acute cerebellitis caused by herpes simplex virus type 1.

Ciardi, Maria; Giacchetti, Giovanna; Fedele, Cesare Giovanni; Tenorio, Antonio; Brandi, Antonella; Libertone, Raffaella; Ajassa, Camilla; Borgese, Leonardo et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2003

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Cerebellar disorders due to herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection are rare and always associated with herpes simplex encephalitis. We report 2 cases of severe primary acute cerebellitis caused by HSV type 1 that were identified by nested polymerase chain reaction performed on cerebrospinal fluid samples.

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