| Literature DB >> 17161283 |
Joachim Behr1, Martin Schaefer, Eckhard Littmann, Randolf Klingebiel, Andreas Heinz.
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) encephalitis is rare and shows a wide range of clinical manifestations. We report an immunocompromised patient with EBV encephalitis diagnosed by EBV-specific PCR and antibody testing in the cerebrospinal fluid who presented with psychiatric symptoms and cognitive dysfunction in the absence of any neurological impairments or infectious signs. Clinical recovery and clearance of cerebrospinal fluid EBV DNA appeared following ganciclovir treatment within 6 weeks.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 17161283 DOI： 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2005.02.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur Psychiatry ISSN： 0924-9338 Impact factor: 5.361