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herpes simplex encephalitis

DEFINITIONS OF: herpes simplex encephalitis

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n common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes

Synonyms:
acute inclusion body encephalitis, herpes encephalitis
Type of:
cephalitis, encephalitis, phrenitis
inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use)
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