Herpes simplex encephalitis is the most common cause of sporadic fatal encephalitis. More than half of patients with herpes simplex encephalitis will die and the vast majority of survivors have severe neurologic sequelae without effective antiviral therapy. Some people experience relapses such as secondary anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis despite appropriate antiviral treatment. It is rare that virus reactivation after immunotherapy of anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis after herpes simplex encephalitis. In the present study, we retrospectively review one patient who showed this rare situation.
Keywords: Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis; Herpes simplex encephalitis; Pediatric; Virus reactivation.
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