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Patients presents acute necrosing temporal encephalitis, after a primary or recurrent infection. Onset is rapid (less than 48 hours) with a fever of 40 C, headaches, and behavioural, language and memory problems. These initial manifestations are followed by numbness and coma, which may be accompanied by convulsions and paralysis.
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Therapeutic options
- Emergency treatment should involve intravenous administration of acyclovir, as soon as the diagnosis is suspected
- Herpes simplex encephalitis, eMedicine, USA