1. Japanese encephalitis in Western Europe.
- Author
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Reppel M, Landreh L, Gottschalk S, Schunkert H, Kurowski V, and Seidel G
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- Brain pathology, Brain physiopathology, DNA, Viral isolation & purification, Electroencephalography, Encephalitis Virus, Japanese genetics, Encephalitis Virus, Japanese immunology, Encephalitis, Japanese pathology, Encephalitis, Japanese physiopathology, Europe, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin M blood, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Middle Aged, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Brain virology, Encephalitis Virus, Japanese isolation & purification, Encephalitis, Japanese diagnosis
- Abstract
Japanese encephalitis is the leading cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. In Western Europe, however, Japanese encephalitis has not been reported so far. We report on a 59-year-old German woman with typical neurological symptoms and clinical presentation 8 days after a journey to northern China. The case report summarizes the patient's clinical course as well as pathological findings in blood samples, the cerebro-spinal fluid, MRI scans, and EEGs.
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- 2009
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