Infectious encephalitis: mimics and chameleons.
Pract Neurol
; 19(3): 225-237, 2019 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-30878971
ABSTRACT
Click here to listen to the Podcast 'Query encephalitis' is a common neurological consultation in hospitalised patients. Identifying the syndrome is only part of the puzzle. Although historically encephalitis has been almost synonymous with infection, we increasingly recognise parainfectious or postinfectious as well as other immune-mediated causes. We must also distinguish encephalitis from other causes of encephalopathy, including systemic infection, metabolic derangements, toxins, inherited metabolic disorders, hypoxia, trauma and vasculopathies. Here, we review the most important differential diagnoses (mimics) of patients presenting with an encephalitic syndrome and highlight some unusual presentations (chameleons) of infectious encephalitis.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Encefalopatías
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Encefalitis
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Encefalitis Infecciosa
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Lagartos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pract Neurol
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos