Literature DB >> 14999646

Echovirus type 4 as a probable cause of meningitis associated with bilateral optic neuritis: a case report.

Tapio Ihanamäki1, Mikko Seppänen, Marjaana Tiainen, Kimmo Mattila, Maija Lappalainen, Kirsi Setälä.   

Abstract

A 30-year-old man developed bilateral optic neuritis 1 week after acute viral meningitis caused by echovirus type 4. He received a high-dose steroid treatment combined with intravenous gamma -globulin. His visual recovery was good, and there was no sign of a primary demyelinating disease.

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Year:  2004        PMID: 14999646     DOI: 10.1086/382078

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Clin Infect Dis        ISSN: 1058-4838            Impact factor:   9.079


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1.  Encephalitis followed by optic neuritis: a case report and review of literature.

Authors:  Shariful Hasan; Hamidon B Basri; Lim P Hin; Johnson Stanslas
Journal:  Pak J Med Sci       Date:  2013-05       Impact factor: 1.088

Review 2.  Autoimmunity in visual loss.

Authors:  Axel Petzold; Sui Wong; Gordon T Plant
Journal:  Handb Clin Neurol       Date:  2016
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