Die Herpes-simplex-Virus-Enzephalitis ist eine schwere neurologische Erkrankung. Nicht immer präsentiert sie sich mit den typischen Kardinalsymptomen Vigilanzminderung in Kombination mit Verwirrtheit und Fieber. Welche Untersuchungen sichern die Diagnose? Welche Therapie sollte noch vor den endgültigen Befunden eingeleitet werden?
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Dyckhoff-Shen, S., Ködel, U., Pfister, HW. et al. Herpes-simplex-Enzephalitis unverzüglich behandeln. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin 162, 37–40 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15006-020-0158-8
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Keywords
- HSV
- enzephalitis
- meningitis
- CNS
- infection
- acyclovir
- NMDA receptor