Fig. 3From: Herpes simplex encephalitis as a complication of neurosurgical procedures: report of 3 cases and review of the literatureSequels of HSVE at the level of the temporal lobe and right hippocampus (3a, upper left, arrows and asterisk). Post-surgical MRI shows areas of suspected encephalitis with high signal on T2 in the right frontal, parietal and temporal lobes at 3Â weeks (3b, upper right), associated with hemorrhagic transformation and mass effect one month later (3c, lower left). Follow-up MRI at 45Â days showed large sequelae of the temporal lobe (3d, lower right)Back to article page