Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) which encompasses infections of the central nervous system (CNS), such as encephalitis, meningitis, and meningoencephalitis, is quite commonly encountered in clinical practice and contributes to significant mortality and morbidity in the community. Several organisms including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites are known to cause AES in humans. The cardinal...

Mediterranean spotted fever has long been considered as a benign disease, but associated with septic shock and encephalitis, becomes malignant and potentially fatal. We present the case of a 77 year-old man admitted into the emergency room after tick bite in abdominal region and fever 39.6°C. After admission, a maculopapular rash appears with the achievement of palms and soles associated with b...

Background: Rasmussen Encephalitis is characterized by epilepsia partialis continua, hemiparesis, cognitive decline and progressive cerebral hemiatrophy1. The typical form begins before age 10 divided into three phases: prodromal, acute, residual. most accepted cause autoimmunity3.

background: cystatin c (cys c) has been implicated as a prognostic marker in cardiovascular disease. the aim of this study was to evaluate the value of cys c as a marker of acute kidney injury (aki) in acute heart failure (ahf), the impact of cys c and n-terminal probrain natriuretic peptides (nt-probnp) on in-hospital and 12 months mortality were also investigated. materials and methods: a tot...

Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) describes a constellation of symptoms that develop following the initiation antiretroviral therapy (ART) in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Here, we present case 39-year-old male-to-female transgender patient HIV who was started on ART during hospitalization for acute encephalopathy due to combination methicillin-resi...

Whether or not Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is an important causative agent of acute encephalitis in Cambodia remains unclear. This study was carried out to determine the cause of encephalitis syndrome among children and adults admitted to Takeo Provincial Hospital from October 1999 to September 2000. Ninety-nine cases were included in the study: 52 pediatric cases (12 were fatal) and 47 a...

conclusions preoperative echocardiography, applied before elective and emergency percutaneous coronary interventions, plays a key role in detecting many intervention-related complications in the post-intervention period. case presentation a 65-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency department and acute inferolateral myocardial infarction was diagnosed. the left atrial hematoma as a...

BACKGROUND West Nile virus (WNV) has emerged as one of the most common causes of epidemic meningoencephalitis worldwide. Most human infections are asymptomatic. However, neuroinvasive disease characterized by meningitis, encephalitis and/or acute flaccid paralysis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although outbreaks have been reported in Asia, human WNV infection has not b...