Relapsing herpes simplex encephalitis resulting in Kluver-Bucy syndrome.

Bon D Ku, Sung Sang Yoon

Department of Neurology, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea.

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2011

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Relapsing herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) rarely occurs after acyclovir treatment. We treated a patient with relapsing HSE of the contralateral temporal lobe, resulting in Klüver-Bucy syndrome, after a full-dose acyclovir treatment. This case suggests that physicians should consider sudden behavioral and emotional changes after HSE treatment as a possible indication of relapsing HSE, as well as possible temporal lobe epilepsy, and the need to administer longer acyclovir treatment for select patients.

Citation

Bon D Ku, Sung Sang Yoon. Relapsing herpes simplex encephalitis resulting in Kluver-Bucy syndrome. Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan). 2011;50(7):763-6