Eleonora Tavazzi, Lorenzo Minoli, Pasquale Ferrante, Paola Scagnelli, Serena Del Bue, Alfredo Romani, Sabrina Ravaglia, Enrico Marchioni
OBJECTIVE: To describe clinical, MRI and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) features of a varicella zoster virus (VZV) related meningo-encephalo-myelitis (MEM) without rash in an immunocompetent female. PATIENT: An 85 year old immunocompetent woman with mild hyperthermia and acute, severe MEM. INTERVENTION: Serum antibodies and CSF PCR were searched for several viruses. Brain and spinal cord MRI were performed. Immunological profile. TREATMENTS: i...
September 2008: Neurological Sciences