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Meningoencephaloradiculitis following infection with tick borne encephalitis virus: case report and review of the literature

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Tick borne encephalitis (TBE) is an infectious zoonotic disease caused by an RNA virus that is endemic to Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and large parts of Asia. The tick borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is transmitted through the saliva of infected ticks and infected goat milk. In the vast majority of cases, an infection with TBEV has a subclinical course. However, in some cases, it leads to neurological symptoms due to meningitis, meningoencephalitis, meningoencephalomyelitis, or meningoencephaloradiculitis. Here, we present the first case of meningoencephaloradiculitis in Belgium.

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  1. Department of Neurology, UZ Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium

    Wietse Wiels, Jacques De Keyser, Veronique Bissay & Anja Flamez

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, UZ Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium

    Stephanie Du Four

  3. Department of Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine, UZ Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium

    Rembert Mertens

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Du Four, S., Mertens, R., Wiels, W. et al. Meningoencephaloradiculitis following infection with tick borne encephalitis virus: case report and review of the literature. Acta Neurol Belg 118, 93–96 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-017-0873-9

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