Mollaret’s meningitis – Introduction

Mollaret's meningitis is a recurrent inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. Mollaret's meningitis is caused by herpes simplex virus.

Mollaret's meningitis is a recurrent inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. Mollaret's meningitis is caused by herpes simplex virus. It is a recurrent, benign, aseptic meningitis.

It is named for Pierre Mollaret.


Adapted from the Wikipedia article Mollaret's meningitis, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki








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