Psychiatric symptoms and cognitive dysfunction caused by Epstein-Barr virus-induced encephalitis

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.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2006

Erschienen:

2006

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists - 21(2006), 8 vom: 05. Dez., Seite 521-2

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Behr, Joachim [VerfasserIn]
Schaefer, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Littmann, Eckhard [VerfasserIn]
Klingebiel, Randolf [VerfasserIn]
Heinz, Andreas [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

9007-49-2
Antiviral Agents
Case Reports
DNA
Ganciclovir
Journal Article
P9G3CKZ4P5

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.02.2007

Date Revised 08.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM167115626