1/127. anthrax meningitis. Report of two cases with autopsies.The authors report two cases of occupation-related anthrax meningitis; one was direct contamination from a diseased animal; the second was due to handling of bone powder imported from india. The pathological pattern of involvement of the meninges and brain is described and discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = animal (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/127. Epstein-Barr virus meningoencephalitis with a lymphoma-like response in an immunocompetent host.We report the clinical and neuropathological findings in an immunocompetent 19-year-old patient with a fatal acute Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) meningoencephalitis and a lymphoma-like B-lymphocyte response. Our results suggest that an immunotoxic rather than direct viral neuronal invasion mediates brain damage in EBV encephalitis and rule out primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) in our patient. We discuss immunosuppression as a therapeutic option, because present strategies mainly consist of symptomatic therapy due to unclear pathogenesis and nonavailability of effective antiviral agents.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 882.42778060794keywords = virus (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/127. meningoencephalitis caused by a novel paramyxovirus: an advanced MRI case report in an emerging disease.Eleven abattoir workers in singapore were infected in March 1999 by an outbreak caused by the nipah virus. This newly discovered, Hendra-like paramyxovirus causes acute infection of the CNS. We present the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) findings in a patient suffering from acute meningoencephalitis. Multiple small white matter lesions were detected on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and T2-weighted images. There were no abnormalities detected on MRS. We believe this to be the first reported MRI findings in this novel zoonotic viral disease.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1058.9133367295keywords = virus (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/127. lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus: reemerging central nervous system pathogen.lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), a human zoonosis caused by a rodent-borne arenavirus, has been associated with both postnatal and intrauterine human disease. infection in man is acquired after inhalation, ingestion, or direct contact with virus found in the urine, feces, and saliva of infected mice, hamsters, and guinea pigs. Congenital LCMV infection is a significant, often unrecognized cause of chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, microcephaly or macrocephaly, and mental retardation. Acquired LCMV infection, asymptomatic in approximately one third of individuals, is productive of central nervous system manifestations in one half of the remaining cases. Aseptic meningitis or meningoencephalitis are the predominant syndromes, although transverse myelitis, a Guillain-Barre-type syndrome, as well as transient and permanent acquired hydrocephalus have also been reported. Fatalities are rare. We report a patient with meningoencephalitis attributable to LCMV and discuss the spectrum of central nervous system disease, newer diagnostic modalities, and preventive strategies. lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, aseptic meningitis, meningoencephalitis, zoonosis, hydrocephalus, arenavirus.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1588.3700050943keywords = virus (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/127. HLA-mismatched CD34-selected stem cell transplant complicated by HHV-6 reactivation in the central nervous system.We report here a patient who suffered from PCR- confirmed human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6) meningoencephalitis after allogeneic purified CD34 cell transplantation from his HLA-mismatched sibling donor, even though he had been on intense prophylaxis with i.v. ganciclovir (GCV), acyclovir (ACV) and gamma-globulin containing a specific antibody against HHV-6. Serological evaluation disclosed that both the donor and recipient had IgG antibody against HHV-6 before transplantation. His blood WBC count started to transiently increase on day 10, and all blood components had decreased by day 20. He then developed a severe headache and high blood pressure, and sporadic abnormal neurological findings including nystagmus and delirium. An analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) revealed 8 cells/microl, a glucose level of 130 mg/dl and a protein level of 201 mg/dl (normal, 50 mg/dl) on day 26. At the time, HHV-6 was detected only in CSF by a PCR-based method and he was diagnosed as having meningoencephalitis due to the local reactivation of HHV-6. Although he failed to respond to high-dose therapy with ACV (60 mg/kg/day) and gamma-globulin, the dna of this virus disappeared from the CNS upon treatment with GCV (30 mg/kg/day) combined with the intraventricular infusion of alpha-interferon. His clinical course was further complicated with meningoencephalitis due to staphylococcus epidermidis, and he died of tentorial herniation on day 79 without the recovery of blood components. This experience may indicate that intense prophylaxis to prevent reactivation of HHV-6 in the CNS is essential for the management of such profoundly immunosuppressed patients.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 352.97111224318keywords = virus (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/127. meningoencephalitis in brucellosis.Human brucellosis, more specifically neurobrucellosis, is a less commonly reported disease in india; although, animal brucellosis and seroprevalence in specific areas is well reported. We are reporting 4 cases of neurobrucellosis presenting as meningoencephalitis. diagnosis was confirmed by serological test and agglutination titre was > 1:320 in all the patients. All these patients had close contact with animals and history of raw milk ingestion was present in 3 cases. The aim of presenting these cases is to create awareness among physicians while treating meningitis in persons, engaged in occupations related to brucellosis or having a history of ingestion of raw milk or milk product.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = animal (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/127. Enteroviral meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised children after matched unrelated donor-bone marrow transplantation.Two children are described who presented with fever and generalized seizures, days 50 and 200, respectively, after matched unrelated donor-bone marrow transplantation. Upon antiepileptic treatment the seizures vanished but somnolence and fever remained. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain was performed and revealed transient asymmetric multifocal hyperintense lesions. seizures were considered related to infection, and the cyclosporin A (CsA) treatment was not interrupted. enterovirus was detected by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction in the spinal fluid of one patient and in the sputum of the other. Both children recovered completely within the next weeks without neurological sequel. This report shows that enteroviral meningoencephalitis can present with seizures during the post-transplant period. It highlights the importance of MRI for neuroimaging and of viral infections as differential diagnosis to CsA neurotoxicity.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 176.48555612159keywords = virus (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/127. Human herpesvirus 6-meningoencephalitis in an hiv patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV6) has been reported as a rare cause of meningoencephalitis and leukoencephalitis. We present an hiv-infected patient with lesions of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), but also meningoencephalitis apparently due to HHV6. immunohistochemistry for HHV6 antigens and in situ polymerase chain reaction for HHV6 genome showed many positive lymphocytes and microglia in the meningeal and cortical lesions. More importantly, dead and dying neurons were conspicuous; some were undergoing neuronophagia and some displayed evidence of HHV6 infection. A pathogenic role for this almost universal, and usually commensal, virus in inflammatory brain lesions and PML is briefly discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1058.9133367295keywords = virus (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/127. cytomegalovirus meningoencephalitis with paroxysmal course in immunocompetent adults: a new nosographical entity. Clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic correlations, and pathogenetic hypothesis.An immunocompetent adult developed cytomegalovirus (CMV) meningoencephalitis with paroxysmal neurologic symptoms of a self-limited nature and with a favourable outcome. Consistent with known cases in the clinical literature, two clinical forms of CMV meningoencephalitis will be identified: a monophasic form and a paroxysmal form. The clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of the two types will be analysed, and a pathogenetic hypothesis for the paroxysmal type will be proposed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 882.42778060794keywords = virus (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/127. PCR in meningoencephalitis diagnosis.polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection of a stretch of nucleic acid sequence of microbial origin from a clinical sample is not always diagnostic of disease unless the identified agent is a strict pathogen or its growth is documented. We describe here a case of acute meningoencephalitis in a 21-y-old man, in whom no pathogen was isolated by traditional bacterial or viral culture. Standard dna PCR performed on the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) identified the presence of 3 infectious agents: HHV-6, HHV-7 and mycoplasma pneumoniae. Additional PCRs performed on CSF fractions along with gene transcript analysis proved the bystander role of the 2 herpesviruses and indicated M. pneumoniae as the relevant replicating agent, most likely playing to be a pathogenic role. Until this useful analysis becomes routine, clinicians should deal carefully with dna PCR results, especially when assessing the aetiological role of agents, such as herpesviruses, which are known to undergo latency.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 352.97111224318keywords = virus (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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