Herpes simplex encephalitis

Herpes simplex encephalitis is also called herpesvirus encephalitis; it can be seen in both primary herpes simplex virus infection and recurrent patients. The disease is sporadic and is the most common type of non-epidemic viral encephalitis. According to statistics, it accounts for about 10% to 20% of viral encephalitis. It is severe and has a poor prognosis. Often involve the temporal, frontal and limbic systems of the brain, causing hemorrhagic necrosis of brain tissue and allergic brain damage.

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