1. Ebola Virus–Related Encephalitis.
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de Greslan, Thierry, Billhot, Magali, Rousseau, Claire, Mac Nab, Christine, Karkowski, Ludovic, Cournac, Jean-Marie, Bordes, Julien, Gagnon, Nicolas, Dubrous, Philippe, Duron, Sandrine, Moroge, Sophie, Quentin, Benoit, Koulibaly, Fassou, Bompaire, Flavie, Renard, Jean-Luc, and Cellarier, Gilles
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EBOLA virus disease ,EBOLA virus ,ENCEPHALITIS ,LUMBAR puncture ,CEREBROSPINAL fluid ,PATIENTS - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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