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Dementia due to herpes encephalitis

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Link to WHO Definition

Dementia due to herpes encephalitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2102131990

Dementia due to herpes encephalitis, a cerebral infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1). There may be symptoms of headaches, behavioural and cognitive dysfunction. There should be supportive clinical, imaging and laboratory features of the disease without another identifiable cause of cognitive dysfunction.