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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Diagnosis Commons, Emergency Medicine Commons, Nervous System Diseases Commons, Neurology Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons, Therapeutics Commons, Virus Diseases Commons
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.