A CASE OF MENINGO-ENCEPHALITIS (LETHARGIC ENCEPHALITIS) [PDF]
Archives of Neurology And Psychiatry, 1920 The purpose of this article is to report a case, clinically diagnosed as encephalitis lethargica, verified by observations antemortem and postmortem. As a result of the influenza epidemic which raged in Southern and Middle Europe in 1890, cases of epidemic lethargy appeared in Italy and in Hungary.1Economo,2writing about an epidemic which occurred in ...
William W. Hala
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, the role of the susceptibility-weighted imaging sequence in a case of immunosuppression of an initially unknown cause [PDF]
EncephalitisWe describe the case of a 47-year-old woman who was confused and complained about left-sided weakness when she presented to our institution. The patient underwent a head computed tomography that raised the suspicion of a recent-onset ischemic episode ...
Giuseppe Maria Andrea D’Arma +3 more
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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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Successful treatment with rituximab for central nervous system vasculitis caused by Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disorder with immunoglobulin M gammopathy [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2022 Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is associated with several autoimmune conditions, including central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis.
Juhee Lee, Han Sang Lee, Kon Chu
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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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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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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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