Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis

摘要

A 44-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with a 1-day history of acute mental status changes, headache, neck pain, and fever. Her symptoms had progressed, with increasing confusion and decreased responsiveness. Emergency medical services reported that she had had 3 seizures en route and another lasting 1 minute upon arrival at the ED, at which point she was sedated and intubated.