A case of neuro-Behçet's mimicking herpes encephalitis

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2012 Jul;114(6):721-4. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.12.005. Epub 2011 Dec 30.

Authors

O Wengert¹, L Ghaeni, E Siebert, J P Dreier

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany. oliver.wengert@charite.de

PMID: 22209146
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.12.005

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
Behcet Syndrome / cerebrospinal fluid
Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis*
Behcet Syndrome / drug therapy
Brain / pathology
C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
Diagnosis, Differential
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Electroencephalography
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / cerebrospinal fluid
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / diagnosis*
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Seizures / etiology

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
C-Reactive Protein
Methylprednisolone