Question:
(not sure if this is the right place to put this)

""Extreme Amnesia (CC)
A man's brain is damaged by a virus to the extent that his short term memory is only seven seconds.""

on medical incredible, on the discovery health channel, this program aired- i didnt catch all of it, but the jist was that this man, has coldsores and normaly the virus goes back into his system all fine, and dandy> BUT sometimes, it "backtracks" and goes to your brain. and well, now this man cant rem much.

Encephalitis is a condition where the brain becomes inflamed due to a virus or other types of infections. One kind of virus that can cause encephalitis is herpes simplex type I.

herpes just gets better and better.

Answer:
I wonder if GENITAL type 1 is less of a risk of brain damage.

Answer:
There's no risk of brain damage from GENITAL HSV1. Oral HSV1 occasionally infects the brain when it travels along the nerves that lead there.