There are only sparse data on viral CNS infections in patients with malignant glioma. We report a case of fatal herpes encephalitis in a patient with glioblastoma in partial remission and provide a short review of the literature.
Department of Neurology, Klinikum der Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, Leipziger Str. 44, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany. hartmut.lins@medizin.uni-magdeburg.de