COVID-19 and encephalitis [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2021 The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Due to the increasing number of confirmed cases and accumulating clinical data, in addition to the predominant respiratory symptoms, a ...
Young-Soo Kim
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Refractory neuro-Sweet disease successfully treated with tocilizumab and mycophenolate mofetil [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2021 Sweet syndrome, or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, is mainly a dermatologic condition presenting with erythematous plaques; however, neutrophils infiltrate multiple systems. Neuro-Sweet disease is a neurological manifestation of Sweet syndrome and
Sungeun Hwang +7 more
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy successfully treated with mefloquine and literature review [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2021 Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is an opportunistic infection due to reactivation of John Cunningham virus (JCV). The diagnosis depends on evidence from clinical, imaging, and virologic studies.
Sungjoon Yoon +3 more
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Changes in laboratory mice after observation of deceased conspecifics: a pilot suicidality study in animals [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2021 Purpose Suicidality can be a serious feature of psychiatric symptoms in encephalitis. Investigating the psychiatric behavior associated with suicidality in animal models of encephalitis is important; thus, determining whether normal laboratory animals ...
Daejong Jeon +3 more
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Paraneoplastic encephalitis associated with renal cell carcinoma [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2021 Purpose Paraneoplastic encephalitis is autoimmune encephalitis accompanied by tumors. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a kidney cancer originating from various types of renal cells and rarely has been associated with paraneoplastic neurologic manifestation.
Yoonhyuk Jang +4 more
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Epstein-Barr virus-associated acute disseminated encephalomyelitis successfully treated with rituximab: a case report [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2021 Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a monophasic central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating disorder clinically defined by multifocal neurologic symptoms with encephalopathy.
Seoyeon Kim, Seon-Jae Ahn, Kon Chu
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Sleep disturbances in autoimmune encephalitis [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2023 Autoimmune encephalitis is an inflammatory neurological disorder characterized by psychiatric symptoms, cognitive impairment, and focal neurological deficits or seizures.
Dae Lim Koo
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Chronic social stress during early development is involved in antisocial maltreatment behavior in mice [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2022 Purpose Early-life stress can cause brain inflammation and affect social behavior in adulthood. In humans, maltreated (abused or neglected) children often exhibit antisocial behavior, including violent and sadistic behavior, in adulthood.
Daejong Jeon +5 more
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Chronic cryptococcal meningitis with a cryptococcoma presenting as normal pressure hydrocephalus: a case report [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2023 Chronic meningitis may present with clinical features related to hydrocephalus. We report a 76-year-old female who presented to an outpatient clinic with cognitive decline and gait disturbance with recurrent falls.
Taeho Seo, Hyun Kyung Kim, Jung-Won Shin
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Clinical significance of Epstein-Barr virus polymerase chain reaction in cerebrospinal fluid [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2022 Purpose Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is implicated in various neurological conditions. However, the relationship between EBV DNA in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and central nervous system (CNS) infection is unclear.
Yong Woo Shin +6 more
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