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British Journal of Neurosurgery Volume 23, 2009 - Issue 3
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Type 2 herpes simplex reactivation after craniocervical decompression for hind brain hernia and associated syrinx

Ugochukwu K. Ihekwaba Department of Neurosurgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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Mr. Robert D. Battersby Department of Neurosurgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 326-328 | Received 27 Apr 2008, Accepted 15 Aug 2008, Published online: 21 Jul 2009
 
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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 × 106/l. Viral reactivation should be considered in patients with fever, meningism and extended hospital admission following neurosurgical procedures.

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