| Literature DB >> 19262593 |
Ariane Biebl1, Christine Webersinke, Bernadette Traxler, Brigitte Povysil, Dieter Furthner, Klaus Schmitt, Serge Weis.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A 12-year-old boy presented to a community hospital with fever, malaise and fatigue. A polymerase chain reaction test of the cerebrospinal fluid was positive for Epstein-Barr virus. Despite intensive care treatment and antiviral drugs, the patient died 1 month after his initial presentation. INVESTIGATIONS: Physical examination, polymerase chain reaction analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid, brain MRI, immunohistochemistry and molecular biological investigations of postmortem brain samples. DIAGNOSIS: Epstein-Barr Virus encephalitis. MANAGEMENT: Aciclovir, intensive care treatment with intubation, sedation, antiepileptic drugs.Entities:
Mesh：
Substances：
Year: 2009 PMID： 19262593 DOI： 10.1038/ncpneuro1043
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Clin Pract Neurol ISSN： 1745-834X