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Can we forecast poor outcome in herpes simplex and varicella zoster encephalitis? A narrative review

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are among the most commonly diagnosed infectious causes of sporadic encephalitis worldwide. Despite treatment, mortality and morbidity rates remain high, especially for HSV encephalitis.
Lena S. Abbuehl, Eveline Hofmann, Arsany Hakim, Anelia Dietmann   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differentiation enhances Zika virus infection of neuronal brain cells. [PDF]

, 2018
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging, mosquito-borne pathogen associated with a widespread 2015-2016 epidemic in the Western Hemisphere and a proven cause of microcephaly and other fetal brain defects in infants born to infected mothers. ZIKV infections have
Bouquet, Jerome, Chiu, Charles Y, Li, Tony, Paranjpe, Aditi, Streithorst, Jessica, Sánchez-San Martín, Claudia, Yu, Guixia   +6 more
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Bacterial Meningoencephalitis in Newborns

Biomedicines
Bacterial meningoencephalitis in newborns is a severe and life-threatening pathology, which results from meningeal infection and the subsequent involvement of the brain parenchyma. The severity of the acute onset of symptoms and the risk of neurodevelopmental adverse sequelae in children strongly depend on the timing of the infection, the immunological
Alessia Guarnera, Giulia Moltoni, Francesco Dellepiane, Giulia Lucignani, Maria Camilla Rossi-Espagnet, Francesca Campi, Cinzia Auriti, Daniela Longo   +7 more
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Oropouche Virus–Associated Aseptic Meningoencephalitis, Southeastern Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Oropouche fever is a neglected arthropodborne disease and zoonosis responsible for several outbreaks of a febrile disease in Central and South America. We present a clinical case of aseptic meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient that resulted ...
Sebastian Vernal, C. Martini, B. D. da Fonseca   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Acquired narcolepsy secondary to a presumptive hypothalamic hamartoma in a young German wirehaired pointer dog

Veterinary Record Case Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract A 3‐year‐old, male, entire, German wirehaired pointer dog was presented with a 2‐year history of paroxysmal episodes of collapse associated with reduced levels of consciousness. A magnetic resonance imaging study identified a single, ill‐defined, non‐contrast‐enhancing, intra‐axial mass lesion involving the hypothalamus.
Callum Atkins, Tessa V. Procter, Tobias Schwarz, Megan Madden   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vascular endothelial growth factor concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid of dogs with neoplastic or inflammatory central nervous system disorders

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2021
Background Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key molecular driver of angiogenesis and vascular permeability and is expressed by a wide variety of neoplasms.
Christopher L. Mariani, Zachary E. Niman, Lindsay B. Boozer, Laura K. Ruterbories, Peter J. Early, Karen R. Muñana, Natasha J. Olby   +6 more
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Unbiased Metagenomic Sequencing for Pediatric Meningitis in Bangladesh Reveals Neuroinvasive Chikungunya Virus Outbreak and Other Unrealized Pathogens. [PDF]

, 2019
The burden of meningitis in low-and-middle-income countries remains significant, but the infectious causes remain largely unknown, impeding institution of evidence-based treatment and prevention decisions.
Crawford, Emily D., de Bourcy, Charles, De Carvalho, Tiago Rodrigues, DeRisi, Joseph L., Dimitrov, Boris, Duggal, Nisha, Egger, Rebecca, Hasanuzzaman, Md, Islam, Maksuda, Juan, Yun-Fang, Kalantar, Katrina, Khan, Lillian M., Langelier, Charles, Li, Lucy M., Malaker, Roly, Mayday, Madeline Y., Rahman, Hafizur, Ramesh, Akshaya, Saha, Samir K., Saha, Senjuti, Sajib, M. S. I., Sheu, Jonathan, Tang, Jennifer, Tato, Cristina M., Wang, James, Wilson, Michael R.   +25 more
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Acute onset neurological deficits and hypocalcaemia associated with nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism in three juvenile servals (Leptailurus serval)

Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism is a metabolic disorder caused by an imbalance in calcium homeostasis and is typically associated with the feeding of a calcium‐deficient diet. Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism has been reported in domestic species, including cats and dogs, as well as captive carnivores and wildlife including lions ...
JL Austen, JW Wheelahan, J O'Dwyer, S Beths, NL Rourke, BR Gardner   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fluconazole Monotherapy Is a Suboptimal Option for Initial Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis Because of Emergence of Resistance. [PDF]

, 2019
Cryptococcal meningitis is a lethal disease with few therapeutic options. Induction therapy with fluconazole has been consistently demonstrated to be associated with suboptimal microbiological and clinical outcomes. Exposure to fluconazole causes dynamic
Aller, Altamirano, Arechavala, Bicanic, Bicanic, Boeva, Chang, Chen, Dannaoui, DePristo, Drusano, Harrison, Li, Longley, Loyse, Martin, Mayanja-Kizza, McKenna, Molloy, Mondon, Neely, Nixon, Nussbaum, Saag, Sionov, Sionov, Stone, Stott, Stott, Sudan, Wiederhold, Witt   +31 more
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Chagasic meningoencephalitis in the immunodeficient [PDF]

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1998
Based on their own experience and on the literature, the authors compare the brain pathology due to HIV+ associated Trypanosoma cruzi reactived infection to that described for the natural history of the Chagas' disease (CD). The peculiar focal necrotizing chagasic meningoencephalitis (MECNF) which appears only in immunedeficient chagasics, especially ...
JAVIER, LAZO, MENESES, ANTONIO CARLOS OLIVEIRA, ROCHA, ADEMIR, FERREIRA, MARCELO SIMÃO, MARQUEZ, JAIME OLAVO, CHAPADEIRO, EDMUNDO, LOPES, EDILSON REIS   +6 more
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