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Herpes Simplex Virus Meningoencephalitis Masquerading as Acute Stroke With Broca's Aphasia: A Case Report
This report highlights the importance of considering herpes encephalitis as a potential etiology in patients presenting with atypical neurological symptoms, even in the absence of typical radiological findings. Early diagnosis and appropriate management with acyclovir are crucial in improving outcomes in such cases.PMID:37476130 | PMC:PMC10354683 | DOI:10.7759/cureus.40618
Source: Herpes - July 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Gagandeep Singh Arora Don Phung Parneet Kaur Source Type: research
Herpes simplex encephalitis presenting as a stroke-like episode following a migraine attack: a case report
Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 2022 Jun 24. doi: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001745. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA 23-year-old woman, who had been suffering from migraine since primary school age, presented with left arm paralysis three days after one such migraine attack. On admission, brain MRI diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) demonstrated high-signal-intensity lesions in the white matter of the right fronto-parietal lobe, and no abnormal lesions were evident in the limbic system. Although the patient had a fever of 38.7°C, the CSF cell count was not elevated. On the 4th day, the left arm paralysis worsened, with an increase in...
Source: Herpes - June 26, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Moeno Yamamoto Masaki Namekawa Masanori Ishikawa Hiroyuki Watanabe Mutshuo Oyake Nobuya Fujita Source Type: research
266 A drowsy patient: beyond the familiar territory
A 72-year-old man was brought to the hospital after he was found unresponsive at home by his wife who reported that he has been sleepy in the last few days.
He has a background of hypertension, myocardial infarct, and osteoarthritis. His medications include anti-hypertensive and morphine sulphate.
On examination, he was drowsy with GCS fluctuating between 9–11 but maintaining his airways. He was moving all four limbs; pupils were small and unequal but reactive to light. Planter reflexes were downgoing.
Opioid toxicity was suspected and treated with naloxone without any response.
The CT head scan showed no acute patho...
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - May 27, 2022 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Oo, A., Khine, N. Tags: Poster Presentations Source Type: research
Case Report: Late-Onset Mitochondrial Disease Uncovered by Metformin Use in a Patient With Acute Verbal Auditory Agnosia
ConclusionsTo our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient having late-onset MELAS syndrome that manifested as acute verbal auditory agnosia, which was identified after the patient began using metformin. Metformin is known to inhibit mitochondrial function and could trigger clinical features of MELAS syndrome. We encourage clinicians to maintain a high level of awareness that diabetes mellitus can be caused by mitochondrial disease and to exercise caution in the prescription of metformin.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - March 25, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
First case of MELAS syndrome presenting with local brain edema requiring decompressive craniectomy
CONCLUSION: If the diagnosis and treatment are delayed, MELAS syndrome can cause serious brain edema, which may ultimately require decompressive craniectomy.PMID:34664704 | DOI:10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.34196-21.4
Source: Turkish Neurosurgery - October 19, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Osman Yesilbas Esma Sengenc Melike Ersoy Olbak Derya Bako Oznur G ökce Nizam Mehmet Hakan Seyithanoglu Davut Pehlivan Serdar Ceylaner Dilara Icagasioglu Kursad Aydin Source Type: research
