Table 1 Reported Cases of HSVE after Neurosurgery
Author, Year | Age | Previous HSVE History | Diagnosis | Procedure | Time to Symptoms | Etiology | Steroids | Treatment (Time to treatment) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fearnside [6], 1972 | 41 | No | Pituitary adenoma | Craniotomy | POD 4 | HSV | Yes | Idoxuridine IV (POD 8) | Death |
Fearnside [6], 1972 | 11 | No | Pituitary adenoma | Craniotomy | POD 8 | HSV | Yes | None | Death |
Perry [19], 1998 | 64 | No | Cranio-pharyngioma | Craniotomy | POD 2 | HSV-2 | Yes | Acyclovir IV (POD >14) | Cognitive and visual sequelae |
Spuler [24], 1999 | 78 | No | Parasagittal meningioma | Craniotomy | POD 10 | HSV-1 | Yes | None | Death |
Bourgeois [5], 1999 | 8 | Yes | Refractory epilepsy | Craniotomy | POD 6 | HSV-1 | NA | Acyclovir IV (timing not shown) | Complete recovery |
Molloy [18], 2000 | 22 | No | Medullo-bastoma | Craniotomy | POD >21 | HSV | Yes | None | Death |
Lellouch [10], 2000 | 8 | Yes | Refractory epilepsy | Craniotomy | POD 6 | HSV-1 | NA | Aciclovir (timing not shown) | Speech impairment |
Sheleg [23], 2001 | 28 | No | Gliobalstoma multiforme | Craniotomy | POD 2 | HSV-1 | Yes | None | Death |
Aldea [11], 2003 | 28 | Possible | Anaplasic oligo-dendroglioma | Craniotomy | POD 7 | HSV-1 | Yes | Acyclovir IV (POD 9) | Complete recovery |
Filipo [12], 2005 | 33 | No | Acoustic neuroma | Mastoidectomy | POD 2 | HSV-1 | Yes | Acyclovir IV (POD 11) | Complete recovery |
Ploner [20], 2005 | 47 | No | Meningioma | Craniotomy | POD 10 | HSV | Yes | Acyclovir IV (POD 13) | Apathic state |
Kwon [9], 2008 | 13 | No | Cranio-pharyngioma | Craniotomy | POD 15 | HSV | Yes | Acyclovir IV (POD 22) | Speech and motor impairment |
Jalloh [14], 2009 | 44 | No | Acoustic neuroma | Mastoidectomy | POD 1 | HSV-1 | NA | Acyclovir IV (POD 11) | Complete recovery |
Ihekwaba [13], 2009 | 35 | No | Type 1 Chiari malformation | Sub-occipital craniectomy | POD 14 | HSV-2 | Yes | Acyclovir IV (POD >21) | Complete recovery |
Gong [7], 2010 | 2 | Yes | Refractory epilepsy | Craniotomy | POD 5 | HSV-1 | Yes | Acyclovir IV (POD 5) | Complete recovery |
Lund [16], 2011 | 19 | Yes | Frontal lobe epilepsy | Craniotomy | POD 10 | HSV | NA | Acyclovir (POD 20) | Death |
Raper [22], 2011 | 65 | No | Ependymoma | Laminectomy | POD 5 | HSV-1 | Yes | Acyclovir IV (POD 8) | Complete recovery |
Mallory [17], 2012 | 49 | No | Acoustic neuroma | Craniotomy | POD 10 | HSV-1 | Yes | Valacyclovir PO (POD 10) | Complete recovery |
Uda [25], 2013 | 20 | Yes | Medial temporal lobe epilepsy | Craniotomy | POD 11 | HSV | NA | Acyclovir IV (POD 11) | Complete recovery |
Kim [8], 2013 | 11 | Yes | Refractory epilepsy | Craniotomy | POD 5 | HSV-1 | NA | Acyclovir IV (POD 10) | Complete recovery |
Prim [21], 2013 | 78 | No | Trigeminal neuralgia | Rhizothomy | POD 1 | HSV-1 | NA | Acyclovir IV (POD 17) | Neuro-psychiatric sequelae |
Vik-Mo [26], 2014 | 25 | Possible | Medial temporal lobe epilepsy | Craniotomy | POD 3 | HSV-2 | NA | Acyclovir IV (POD 18) | Speech impairment |
Presti [15], 2015 | 17 | Yes | Refractory epilepsy | Craniotomy | POD 6 | No virus found | Yes | Acyclovir IV (POD 11) | Motor and behavioral sequelae |
Jaques, case 1 2015 | 24 | No | Epidermoid cyst | Craniotomy | POD 8 | HSV-1 | Yes | Acyclovir (POD 11) | Complete recovery |
Jaques, case 2, 2015 | 53 | No | Cranio-pharyngioma | Craniotomy | POD 18 | HSV-2 | Yes | Acyclovir IV (POD 19) | Complete recovery |
Jaques, case 3, 2015 | 12 | Yes | Refractory epilepsy | Craniotomy | POD 11 | HSV-1 | No | Acyclovir IV(POD 14) | Mild left hemiparesy |