Woman's paranoia was actually a rare brain condition that left her hallucinating
A diagnosis of encephalitis, inflammation to the brain, left Evie Moore, 23, of Gloucestershire 'animalistic'. She had become disoreinated in the months before. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mother suffered delusional symptoms when her immune system attacked her brain
Lorina Gutierrez, 39, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, became aggressive and paranoid, as well as weak and unwell, because of a condition called autoimmune encephalitis in which the brain swells. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Madariaga virus spreads to Haiti
(PLOS) Madariaga virus (MADV), or South American eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), has -- until now -- been found primarily in animals of South and Central America, with the first human outbreak occurring in Panama in 2010. Now, scientists writing in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases report the identification of MADV in eight children in Haiti in 2015 and 2016. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - January 10, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
A versatile vaccine that can protect mice from emerging tick-borne viruses
(Cell Press) A group of researchers led by Michael Diamond of Washington University in St. Louis have developed a vaccine that is effective in mice against Powassan virus, an emerging tick-borne virus that can cause life-threatening encephalitis in humans. They also show that the vaccine produces antibodies that can protect the mice against other, related tick-transmitted flaviviruses. Their findings appear Dec. 18 in the journal Cell Reports. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - December 18, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Ovarian Dermoids and Autoimmune Encephalitis Ovarian Dermoids and Autoimmune Encephalitis
A woman with rapidly worsening neuropsychiatric symptoms? Keep ovarian dermoid tumor on your radar.Medscape Ob/Gyn (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 14, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Commentary Source Type: news
Vanderbilt discovery could neutralize West Nile virus
(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have isolated a human monoclonal antibody that can 'neutralize' the West Nile virus and potentially prevent a leading cause of viral encephalitis (brain inflammation) in the United States. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 20, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
St. Louis Encephalitis Virus Reported in a Wisconsin Resident
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today thata confirmed human case of St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) disease in a resident of Dane County, the first reported case in the state since 1981. SLEV isrelated to West Nile virus (WNV) and, like WNV, is spread to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. SLEV is not transmitted person-to-person. SLEV is rare in Wisconsin...(see release) (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - November 1, 2018 Category: Hospital Management Authors: millejcodn Source Type: news
Consider Neuroinvasive Arboviruses in Differential Dx, CDC Says Consider Neuroinvasive Arboviruses in Differential Dx, CDC Says
Arboviral diseases, such as West Nile virus infections, are a growing concern in the US; physicians should include them in the differential diagnosis of aseptic meningitis and encephalitis, the CDC says.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
West Nile Virus and Other Nationally Notifiable Arboviral Diseases --- United States, 2017
In 2017, 48 states and the District of Columbia reported 2,291 cases of infection from viruses carried by mosquitoes and ticks, with West Nile virus most frequently reported.In 2017, Eastern equine encephalitis virus transmission via organ transplantation was reported for the first time. More cases of Jamestown Canyon and Powassan virus neuroinvasive disease were reported in 2017 than in any previous year. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - October 18, 2018 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report National Notifiable Diseases Vector-borne diseases West Nile Virus Infection Source Type: news
Autoimmune Dementia Autoimmune Dementia
This review summarizes the available evidence concerning the diagnosis and care of autoimmune and paraneoplastic encephalitis patients with associated cognitive impairment.Seminars in Neurology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Bride-to-be, 25, loses her memory because of a rare brain infection
Fran Geall, 25, from Falmouth in Cornwall, developed encephalitis for no apparent reason in March this year and spent a week in a coma before having to rebuild her life with her fiancée. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Prevalence of Total, Diagnosed, and Undiagnosed Diabetes Among Adults Aged ≥20 Years --- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999--2000 to 2015--2016
From 1999-2000 to 2015-2016, the prevalence of total diabetes increased from 9.0% to 12.9%. The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes increased from 6.2% to 10.0%. The prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes was 2.8% in 1999-2000 and 2.9% in 2015-2016 with no significant change over this period. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - October 4, 2018 Category: American Health Tags: Cyclosporiasis Diabetes Encephalitis MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Occupational Safety Health Outbreaks Public Health Workplace Safety Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: Spatially Associated Coincident and Noncoincident Cases of La Crosse Encephalitis --- North Carolina, 2002--2017
In August 2017, the North Carolina Department of Public Health (NCDPH) was notified of a suspected La Crosse virus (LACV) encephalitis case in a boy aged 2 years from western North Carolina. The following day, NCDPH was notified that the patient ' s brother, aged 11 years, was also ill with symptoms consistent with viral meningoencephalitis. Laboratory testing confirmed that both siblings had evidence of recent LACV infection. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - October 4, 2018 Category: American Health Tags: Cyclosporiasis Encephalitis MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Occupational Safety Health Outbreaks Public Health Workplace Safety Source Type: news
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus In Michigan, Georgia: What You Should Know
About a third of people who develop Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) die. Others can be left with permanent brain damage. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 20, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news
