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Wernicke's Aphasia Post Herpes Simples Viral Encephalitis

This editorial is a request for clinician researchers to report on speech recovery in cases of Wernicke’s Aphasia post Herpes Simplex Viral Encephalitis. The literature, while it contains detailed case histories of Wernicke’s cases post stroke, does not contain extensive material on speech recovery post encephalitis. A case report is now in progress, but there is little current and detailed literature in which to compare the clients progress. What is clear in the literature is the etiology of the disorder Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1), along with HSV-2, are neurotropic members of the Herpesviridae family. HSV-1 most commonly causes cold sores but can also lead to genital herpes infections, while HSV-2 predominately causes genital herpes. Transmission occurs via mucosal surfaces including the oral and respiratory surfaces or through compromised skin, such as by sharing drinking vessels or utensils, kissing, and other high-risk skin-to-skin contact. HSV-1 is usually contracted during infancy or childhood through exposure to an infected adult. Transmission does not require an active infection or visible sores and can be spread through asymptomatic viral shedding.

 Citation: McMicken BL, Kunihiro A, Wang L (2014) Do You Know of Cases of Wernicke’s Aphasia Post Herpes Simplex Viral Encephalitis?. Commun Disord Deaf Stud Hearing Aids 2:e117. doi: 10.4172/2375-4427.1000e117

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