clinical profile for Herpes Simplex Encephalitis (HSE), plus either a detected HSV1&2-DNA
by PCR in CSF or brain neuro-imaging results. Results Molecular testing on CSF showed
that 15 patients (15%) had HSV infection, 5 patients (5%) had Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)
and one case was positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-RNA in CSF. The
cause of encephalitis in 79 out of 100 patients (79%) was unknown. The comparison of CSF …