Search results for " encephalitis"

Paraneoplastische limbische Enzephalitis bei kleinzelligem Bronchialkarzinom

2004

We report about a 63-year-old male patient who complained of a recent onset of confusion. A mediastinal mass had been detected in his chest X-ray three days before admission to our clinic. Surprisingly, a CT scan of the brain revealed no signs of cerebral masses or oedema. MRI demonstrated bright hyperintens signals in the medial aspect of both temporal lobes. Biopsy by mediastinoscopy showed small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC). No distant metastases were found by staging procedures. Cerebrospinal fluid and serum contained antineuronal antibodies (anti-Hu). The combination of symptoms, MRI findings and paraneoplastic antibodies established the diagnosis of paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis in…

Multiple reversibile MR signals in course of Epstein-Barr virus encephalitis

2010

Concurrent staphylococcal and herpes simplex infections – diagnostic pitfalls. A case report

2018

We describe the case of a six-year-old boy with concurrent staphylococcal septicaemia, herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE), and haemorrhagic erosive oesophagitis. Due to guiding clinical and lab symptoms that suggested a diagnosis of staphylococcal sepsis with central nervous system (CNS) involvement, acyclovir treatment was discontinued a"er three days, but the lack of progress in neurological status, further lab tests, and CT and MRI imaging led the authors to consider possible HSV infection, and this diagnosis was con#rmed by PCR test. Even though the treatment for HSV was applied again, the long gap in acyclovir medication contributed to a severe neurological de#cit and an adverse …

A lethal Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) due to TBE virus in Sicily (Italy): A case of IgG+/IgM-response?

2018

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an important viral infection of the central nervous system with high morbidity and mortality. With the increase of tourism TBE is becoming a problem also outside endemic regions. Italy is considered a country with low incidence of TBE and geographically restricted to the central and north eastern part of the country. In the south of Italy there is no evidence of disease presence, but neither is there much evidence of its absence. We report our experience about a lethal case of meningoencephalitis with a single-phase clinical course of the disease likely due to TBEV infection in a 13-year-old man. This is the first report of an autochthonous case of TBE in Si…

Ērču encefalīts Latvijā un Norvēģijā

2015

Problēmas aktualitāte: Saslimstība ar ērču encefalītu pieaug Ziemeļeiropā un ir endēmiska Centrālajā un Austrumeiropā. Ir svarīgi izvērtēt profilaktiskos un ārstniecības aspektus šai nenotveramai slimībai. Darba mērķis: Bija salīdzināt ērču encefalīta prevelanci Norvēģijā un Latvijā un analizēt dažādas klīniskās izpausmes un ārstēšanu, lai to optimizētu un samazinātu pacientu slimnīcā pavadīto laiku. Materiāls un metodes: Retrospektīvs pētījums, kurā tika iekļauti stacionētie pacienti ar diagnozi ērču encefalīts no MSIS datu bāzes un no P.Stradiņa KUS slimības vēsturu arhīva 2009-2014.gadā un LIC arhīva 2014.gadā. Pacientu vestures tika analizētas atbilstoši pētījumam radītajam formulāram a…