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
Included in
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.