L. A. Fabré, R. R. Valdés, Rogelio Odales Ibarra, R. García, Hebert Luis Hernández Montiel
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Abstract
Acute viral encephalitis is more common in children (more than 16 cases X 100 000 patients per year) than in adults (3.5-7.4 cases X 100 000 patients per year). Herpetic encephalitis is the most frequent viral encephalitis. The cause is herpes simplex virus type I in adults and type II in neonates. Therefore, if viral encephalitis is suspected, it will be treated as if it were a herpetic one until it is proven otherwise.2