Meningitis/encephalitis symptoms (fever, headache, altered mental status) with monocytic predominance and only mildly elevated protein on CSF studies go along with viral meningitis, such as HSV. Additional features (MRI findings of bitemporal signal changes and RBCs in the CSF from hemorrhagic necrosis) slam-dunk it but probably not necessary to memorize.
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Meningitis/encephalitis symptoms (fever, headache, altered mental status) with monocytic predominance and only mildly elevated protein on CSF studies go along with viral meningitis, such as HSV. Additional features (MRI findings of bitemporal signal changes and RBCs in the CSF from hemorrhagic necrosis) slam-dunk it but probably not necessary to memorize.