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Definition of Herpes encephalitis
1. Noun. Common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes.
Generic synonyms: Cephalitis, Encephalitis, Phrenitis
Medical Definition of Herpes encephalitis
1. The most common acute encephalitis, caused by HSV-1; affects persons of any age; preferentially involves the inferomedial portions of the temporal lobe and the orbital portions of the frontal lobes; pathologically, severe haemorrhagic necrosis is present along with, in the acute stages, intranuclear eosinophilic inclusion bodies in the neurons and glial cells. Synonym: acute inclusion body encephalitis, herpes encephalitis. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Herpes Encephalitis
Literary usage of Herpes encephalitis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Potential Transmission of Spongiform Encephalopathies to Humans: The Food edited by Christopher Shays (1998)
"But it's also seen in other diseases, like herpes encephalitis and recent stroke.
So in the right clinical setting, the test is maybe useful, ..."
2. Disability Evaluation Under Social Security edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"... and severe chronic neonatal infections such as toxoplasmosis, rubella syndrome,
cytomegalic inclusion disease, and herpes encephalitis. ..."
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