Multiple accounts have been proposed to explain category-specific recognition impairments. Some suggest that category-specific deficits may be caused by a deficit in recurrent processing between the levels of a hierarchically organized visual object recognition system. Here, we tested predictions of interactive processing theories on the emergence of category-selective naming deficits in neurol...

OBJECTIVE To assess the diagnostic potential of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis. METHODS Samples of CSF from 516 patients with encephalitis were studied for HSV-DNA by PCR. RESULTS Samples taken one to 29 days from the onset of symptoms from 38 patients (7.4%) were positive, 32 (6.2%) for HSV-1 and six (1.2%) for HSV-2. At follow up, eight of 2...

West Nile virus typically causes self-limited fever with flulike symptoms; pediatric cases are rare. We report a unique case involving a 7-year-old girl with left-side weakness and focal temporal lobe findings resembling herpes encephalitis.

Herpes simplex virus is a common virus that causes a variety of clinical presentations ranging from mild to life-threatening. Orolabial and genital herpes are common disorders that can often be managed in an outpatient setting; however, some patients do present to the emergency department with those conditions, and emergency clinicians should be aware of possible complications in the pediatric ...

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because it occurred in the midst of the usual seasonal increase in the number of cases of enteroviral meningitis together with cases of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) encephalitis, which occurs sporadically throughout the year. HSV-1 encephalitis may be differentiated from WNE by the presence of focal abnormalities on the electroencephalogram and/or on CT/MRI scans. Most cases of enteroviral me...

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis is a rare but often fatal disease if left untreated. A 50-year-old woman was admitted with lethargy, confusion, dysphasia and cough. MRI brain demonstrated bilateral temporal and perisylvian hyperintense signal abnormality extending into the cingulate gyrus, typical of HSV encephalitis. However, there was also signal abnormality involving the right thalam...

BACKGROUND Limited data are available on characteristics of viral encephalitis in patients after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. DESIGN AND METHODS We analyzed 2,628 patients after allogeneic stem cell transplantation to identify risk factors and characteristics of viral encephalitis. RESULTS Viral encephalitis occurred in 32 patients (1.2%, 95% confidence interval 0.8%-1.6%) and was ...

Background. Alpha herpes virus infection, herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella zoster virus (VZV), is one of the well-known causes for aseptic meningitis and viral encephalitis. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is the diagnostic method and widely available. Diseases spectrum ranges from self-limited to permanent disability. The prognostic factors, beside...