Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD Both herpes simplex viruses (HSV) can cause internal and external symptoms, like sores.

HSV-2 causes genital herpes, and neurological complications include aseptic meningitis and recurrent radiculopathy. HSV-2 also causes myelitis in immunocompromised individuals. Typical features of ...

Encephalitis is the most serious neurological complication caused by HSV-1. Symptoms and signs of encephalitis can include fever, headache, lethargy, irritability, confusion, focal deficit ...

In patients who have autoimmune forms of encephalitis, the body's immune system is overactive. Suppressing the immune system can greatly improve the patient's symptoms. Once immunosuppressive ...

“It is a large leap to assign a virus, HSV, which causes encephalitis, bloody infections in brains, white matter changes and death, and cognitive complaints, to cause memory loss from dementia ...