| Autor: |
Hayton E; Department of Microbiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK., Wakerley B, Bowler IC, Bogdanovic M, Adcock JE |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Practical neurology [Pract Neurol] 2012 Aug; Vol. 12 (4), pp. 234-7. |
| DOI: |
10.1136/practneurol-2012-000234 |
| Abstrakt: |
We present a 19-year-old woman with severe encephalitis and raised intracranial pressure requiring decompressive craniectomy. Her clinical features were consistent with encephalitis in the context of acute primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection (infectious mononucleosis). Serology, bone marrow aspirate and PCR of blood and cerebrospinal fluid confirmed the diagnosis. She was treated with corticosteroids and aciclovir. She was critically unwell for 3 weeks, requiring artificial ventilation but eventually made a good recovery. EBV encephalitis is uncommon, making the diagnosis and decisions about clinical management challenging. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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