[Multidisciplinary study of 2 cases of herpetic encephalitis]

Two different cases of fatal Herpes simplex type 1 encephalitis are reported. A presumptive diagnosis of herpes encephalitis was made on the basis of clinical symptoms and of neurodiagnostic evidence (EEG - CT) and was confirmed by serological and virological tests. The electron microscopy of the nuclei of the infected cells supported the diagnosis of HSV encephalitis.