Cytomegalovirus encephalitis associated with episodic neurologic deficits and OKT-8+ pleocytosis.
Neurology
; 37(1): 149-52, 1987 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-3025772
After 3 days of symptoms suggesting a viral illness, a 35-year-old man experienced three episodes of aphasia, right-sided sensory symptoms, and bifrontal headache. Each lasted several hours. CSF examination revealed a moderate lymphocytosis consisting of 80% OKT-8+ cells. Serum anti-cytomegalovirus (anti-CMV) antibody titer was elevated at 1:1,024 and subsequently fell to 1:64. Episodic symptoms recurred 5 months later, at which time the anti-CMV titer peaked at 1:8,192. A trial of inhaled oxygen aborted two episodes after several minutes each.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Citomegalovirus
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Encefalite
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1987
Tipo de documento:
Article