Changes in laboratory mice after observation of deceased conspecifics: a pilot suicidality study in animals [PDF]
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]
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]
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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Chronic cryptococcal meningitis with a cryptococcoma presenting as normal pressure hydrocephalus: a case report [PDF]
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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Lumbar puncture: considerations, procedure, and complications [PDF]
Lumbar puncture is an important technique used to obtain cerebrospinal fluid, administer medications, and monitor intracerebral pressure. As essential invasive approach to diagnosing and treating central nervous system disorders, clinicians should be ...
Keun Tae Kim
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Eco-epidemiological risk factors for Japanese encephalitis in the endemic region of North East India: a hospital-based case-control study [PDF]
Purpose Japanese encephalitis (JE) has emerged as a major public health concern in North East India due to its complex eco-epidemiological risk factors.
Bishnu Ram Das+3 more
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A case of leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 antibody encephalitis with schizophrenia-like symptoms as an initial clinical manifestation [PDF]
Leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI-1) antibody encephalitis is a type of limbic encephalitis characterized by faciobrachial dystonic seizure and short-term memory loss as initial clinical symptoms.
Jiyeon Moon, Hyeyun Kim
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Telemedicine in epilepsy and encephalitis: previous research and indication guidelines in Korea [PDF]
Telemedicine is an emerging field of medicine that has become more important during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic era and is being studied actively in various medical fields.
Yoonhyuk Jang+4 more
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Predictors of critical illness among young males with chest pain, abdominal pain, or headaches in the Republic of Korea Army [PDF]
Purpose Chest pain, abdominal pain, and headache are common symptoms associated with critical illness. Here, we aimed to evaluate predictors associated with critical illness in young males of the Republic of Korea Army.
Byeong Geun Song+6 more
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Evaluating cognitive outcomes in adult patients with acute encephalitis syndrome: a prospective study from a tertiary care center in Nepal [PDF]
Purpose Although cognitive impairment is a known complication of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), few studies have evaluated cognitive outcomes in patients with encephalitis.
Parash Rayamajhi+5 more
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