Date of Presentation

5-2-2024 12:00 AM

College

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Abstract

Meningoencephalitis is a broad range of symptoms as a sequela of inflammation of the CNS system. It is a diagnosis that is often missed, especially in atypical presentations. We describe a case of HSV encephalitis that presented to the ER afebrile with atypical arm movements, most similar to a monochorea, and discuss other cases in the literature of atypical presentations of this disease.

Keywords

Meningoencephalitis, Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster Virus, Herpes Zoster Virus, VZ Virus, Monochorea, Chorea

Disciplines

Diagnosis | Emergency Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nervous System Diseases | Neurology | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Therapeutics | Virus Diseases

Document Type

Poster

DOI

10.31986/issn.2689-0690_rdw.stratford_research_day.73_2024

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May 2nd, 12:00 AM

Case Report: Varicella Zoster Virus Encephalitis Presenting with Monochorea

Meningoencephalitis is a broad range of symptoms as a sequela of inflammation of the CNS system. It is a diagnosis that is often missed, especially in atypical presentations. We describe a case of HSV encephalitis that presented to the ER afebrile with atypical arm movements, most similar to a monochorea, and discuss other cases in the literature of atypical presentations of this disease.

 

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