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Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-92388
ABSTRACT
A young man presented with acute headache, behavioral abnormality and CT scan evidence of intracerebral hematoma. Detailed investigation established its infective origin due to herpes simplex virus type-I. The patient made an excellent recovery following a course of acyclovir. Frank intracerebral haematoma in the form of well defined mass on CT scan in patient with herpes simplex encephalitis is extremely rare.
Subject(s)
Adult , Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex/complications , Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial/diagnosis , Humans , Male , Tomography, X-Ray Computed
2.
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-90237
ABSTRACT
Two cases of spinal cord compression due to extramedullary haemopoiesis in haemoglobine E thalassaemia are described. Possible mechanisms and treatment modes are discussed.