Radiology cases裡 on Instagram: "﫟Herpes simplex (HSV) encephalitis, or herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE), is the most common cause of fatal sporadic fulminant necrotizing viral encephalitis and has characteristic imaging findings ‍bilateral asymmetrical involvement of the limbic system, medial temporal lobes, insular cortices and inferolateral frontal lobes. The basal ganglia are typically spared, helping to distinguish it from a middle cerebral artery infarct"