[Encephalitis lethargica]. / Encephalitis lethargica.
Nervenarzt
; 66(10): 781-4, 1995 Oct.
Article
in De
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7501095
ABSTRACT
We report the case of a 34-year old patient who first complained of fever, confusion and transient ophthalmoplegia and then developed akinetic mutism, frontal lobe, pyramidal tract and extrapyramidal signs. Clinical and electrophysiological data support a diagnosis of encephalitis lethargica. Magnetic resonance imaging showed hyperintensive lesions in various brain regions. The patient responded to corticosteroid treatment. Two years after the onset of the first clinical signs he had recovered completely and today, after 5 years, he shows no sign of disease.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Encephalitis, Arbovirus
Type of study:
Observational_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
/
Humans
/
Male
Language:
De
Journal:
Nervenarzt
Year:
1995
Document type:
Article