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Case Report: HSV-2 Encephalitis Presenting With Chorea; Effects of Infection Alone or Combination of Infection and Autoimmunity?

Background: Chorea as a symptom of late-onset post-infectious autoimmune encephalitis has been reported with HSV-1 but not HSV-2 encephalitis. Extrapyramidal symptoms are typically associated with the presence of anti-NMDA receptor antibodies but may also exist in antibody-negative individuals. Case...

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Autores principales: Kolesnik, Michael, Ballout, Ahmad A., Hameed, Natasha, Najjar, Souhel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8709474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34956068
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.790514