TY - JOUR T1 - Fifteen minute consultation: Managing neonatal and childhood herpes encephalitis JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 58 LP - 63 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306321 VL - 100 IS - 2 AU - K Le Doare AU - Esse Menson AU - Deepak Patel AU - Ming Lim AU - Hermione Lyall AU - Jethro Herberg Y1 - 2015/04/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/100/2/58.abstract N2 - Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) is the most common single cause of viral encephalitis in infants and children. Treated or untreated, it can be associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, and its presentation is usually insidious and non-specific. Prompt and careful investigation is important in order to establish the diagnosis so that treatment can be optimised. We address some common questions arising when diagnosing and treating presumed HSE throughout childhood. ER -