Laboratory Examination for Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
CSS Analysis: Typically shows mononuclear pleocytosis with a mild increase in protein levels while the glucose levels normal or decreased slightly. In the early phases of disease, sometimes cell count may be normal, although on serial examination always found an increasing number of cells and proteins. If there is bleeding in the brain parenchyma, the number of erythrocytes is always increasing and the increase was settled on the all tube inspection. HSV CSF culture is rarely found in patients with HSE.
CSS Analysis: Typically shows mononuclear pleocytosis with a mild increase in protein levels while the glucose levels normal or decreased slightly. In the early phases of disease, sometimes cell count may be normal, although on serial examination always found an increasing number of cells and proteins. If there is bleeding in the brain parenchyma, the number of erythrocytes is always increasing and the increase was settled on the all tube inspection. HSV CSF culture is rarely found in patients with HSE.