Herpes Simplex Encephalitis after Neurosurgical Operations: Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature

Herpes simplex virus type 1 encephalitis after meningioma resection

“…Ramirez-Bermudez et al 4 described 83 patients diagnosed with viral encephalitis whose main symptoms were neuropsychiatric alterations. 5 Ramirez-Bermudez et al 4 described memory changes in up to 22% of the patients with viral encephalitis and found that neuropsychiatric complications (memory changes and language disorders) were more frequent than neurological disorders. Other authors, such as Boyapati et al 13 together with the non-specific symptoms in encephalitis can resemble the most typical postoperative complications.…”