Respiratory syncytial virus encephalitis with symmetrical bilateral hemispheric lesions in an adult

Lumbar puncture, the opening pressure was 200 mm H 2 O. Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) analysis: cells: 120 leukocytes/ml (86% lymphocytes); protein: 218 mg/l and glucose: 3.9 mmol/l; normal myelin basic protein (MBP) and oligoclonal IgG band. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed diffuse lesio...

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Published inNeurology India Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 489 - 490
Main Authors Cheng, Fu Bo, Li, Yan Hua, Jin, Gui Hua, Liu, Kang Ding, Sun, Yan Bo, Wu, Wei, Feng, Jia Chun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.05.2010
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Subjects
Brain - pathology
Brain - virology
Care and treatment
Diagnosis
Encephalitis - complications
Encephalitis - virology
Encephalitis, Viral
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Male
Medical research
Medical treatment
Respiratory diseases
Respiratory syncytial virus infection
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - complications
Respiratory Syncytial Viruses - pathogenicity
Young Adult
India
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Summary:Lumbar puncture, the opening pressure was 200 mm H 2 O. Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) analysis: cells: 120 leukocytes/ml (86% lymphocytes); protein: 218 mg/l and glucose: 3.9 mmol/l; normal myelin basic protein (MBP) and oligoclonal IgG band. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed diffuse lesions in the bilateral frontal, parietal, and temporal cortices, with swelling of the cerebral cortex and narrowing of the cerebral fissures [Figure 1]a. Patient was treated with dexamethasone and ribavirin.
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ISSN:0028-3886
1998-4022
DOI:10.4103/0028-3886.65519