1. Ebola Virus-Related Encephalitis
- Author
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Thierry, de Greslan, Magali, Billhot, Claire, Rousseau, Christine, Mac Nab, Ludovic, Karkowski, Jean-Marie, Cournac, Julien, Bordes, Nicolas, Gagnon, Philippe, Dubrous, Sandrine, Duron, Sophie, Moroge, Benoit, Quentin, Fassou, Koulibaly, Flavie, Bompaire, Jean-Luc, Renard, and Gilles, Cellarier
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Adult ,Male ,Patient Outcome Assessment ,Phenotype ,Humans ,RNA, Viral ,Female ,Encephalitis, Viral ,Symptom Assessment ,Ebolavirus ,Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ,Spinal Puncture ,Biomarkers - Abstract
Ebola patients frequently exhibit behavioral modifications with ideation slowing and aggressiveness, sometimes contrasting with mild severity of Ebola disease. We performed lumbar punctures in 3 patients with this presentation and found Ebola virus in all cerebrospinal fluid samples. This discovery helps to discuss the concept of a specific Ebola virus encephalitis.
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- 2016