Pearls & Oy-sters: chronic mumps meningoencephalitis with low CSF glucose and acute hydrocephalus in an adult

Neurology. 2014 Feb 4;82(5):e41-3. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000081.

Abstract

Chronic lymphocytic meningoencephalitis with low glucose and increased adenosine deaminase (ADA) levels in the CSF together with hydrocephalus represents a diagnostic challenge of varied etiology and only seldom is due to a viral (mumps) infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Blood Glucose / metabolism*
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / blood*
  • Hydrocephalus / complications
  • Hydrocephalus / diagnosis
  • Meningitis, Viral / blood*
  • Meningitis, Viral / complications
  • Meningitis, Viral / diagnosis
  • Meningoencephalitis / blood*
  • Meningoencephalitis / complications
  • Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis
  • Middle Aged
  • Mumps / blood*
  • Mumps / complications
  • Mumps / diagnosis

Substances

  • Blood Glucose