Type 2 herpes simplex reactivation after craniocervical decompression for hind brain hernia and associated syrinx.

Abstract

Herpes virus reactivation is a well-known phenomenon rarely described in neurosurgery. We report a case of type 2 herpes simplex virus reactivation following neurosurgery of the posterior fossa. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed a lymphocytic pleocytosis of over 200 x 10(6)/l. Viral reactivation should be considered in patients with fever, meningism and extended hospital admission following neurosurgical procedures.

• Authors: Ugochukwu K Ihekwaba, Robert D Battersby
• Journal: British journal of neurosurgery (Br J Neurosurg) Vol. 23 Issue 3 Pg. 326-8 (Jun 2009) ISSN: 1360-046X [Electronic] England
• PMID: 19533470 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Decompression, Surgical (adverse effects)
• Encephalocele (surgery)
• Female
• Herpesvirus 2, Human (physiology)
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Paresthesia (cerebrospinal fluid, virology)
• Rhombencephalon (surgery, virology)
• Treatment Outcome
• Virus Activation (physiology)