Herpetic Meningoencephalitis Occurring After Decompressive Craniectomy in Severe Head Trauma (original) (raw)

2023, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL SCIENCE AND MEDICAL RESEARCH

Viral meningoencephalitis in general and herpes in particular is an extremely rare complication after neurosurgery. We report the case of a 26-year-old patient, admitted for management of a severe head injury with refractory intracranial hypertension who underwent decompressive craniectomy which was complicated by herpetic meningoencephalitis treated with aciclovir for 21 days with a successful outcome at 12 months.

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