Herpes Simplex Encephalitis: Flair axial MRI. Note the prominent lesion in the left medial temporal lobe. A smaller lesion is present on the right. CSF PCR subsequently confirmed the diagnosis of ...

Background A pregnant 25-year-old woman at 32 weeks' gestation was admitted to an emergency unit after her husband had found her drowsy and with her tongue bitten. The day before admission, the ...

SEATTLE – Individuals with multiple sclerosis undergoing dimethyl fumarate therapy may be vulnerable to herpes simplex encephalitis and grade 3 lymphocytopenia. This research was recently presented at ...

A combination of anti-inflammatory and antiviral agents could improve treatment of encephalitis caused by herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), according to new research utilizing cerebral organoids. A ...

Microbiome researchers continue to uncover an increasingly complex interplay between the gut microbiota and the immune system. Now, a team from the City of Hope and the California Institute of ...

The herpes simplex virus-1 can sometimes cause a dangerous brain infection. Combining an anti-inflammatory and an antiviral could help in these cases, report scientists with the Rajewsky and ...

Herpes simplex virus (HSV1) infections are initiated at mucosal surfaces where the virus infects epithelial cells. When HSV1 spreads from the peripheral nerves and into the central nervous system, it ...

Scientists have a found a possible link between the herpes simplex virus and neurodegenerative diseases, according to a recent study. The researchers also identified a protein that may restrict the ...

HSV-1 usually causes oral herpes, while HSV-2 primarily affects the genitals. You may not know you have herpes because it ...

The genome of the herpes simplex virus 1 was decoded using new methods. Hundreds of previously unknown gene products were found. The virus causes lip herpes, but can also be life-threatening. Until ...