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Semantic language deficit developing following herpes simplex encephalitis: reorganization "cannibalising" language
Simone Mangelsdorf1,2, Wendy Kelso1, Dennis Velakoulis1,3
1a Neuropsychiatry Unit , Royal Melbourne Hospital , Melbourne , Australia.
Neurocase
|January 20, 2018
Summary
Herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE) can cause long-term cognitive issues. This case study highlights an unusual late-onset language syndrome in an HSVE patient, possibly due to cortical reorganization.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Virology
- Neurology
Background:
- Herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE) typically causes amnesia due to temporal lobe damage.
- Long-term cognitive changes, including those from cortical reorganization, are poorly understood in HSVE survivors.