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Herpes simplex and Ebstein Barr virus encephalitis complicated with Klüver-Bucy syndrome

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Central European Journal of Medicine

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A case of sixteen-year-old boy with initial herpes simplex virus (HSV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) encephalitis is reported. Herpesviruses are often found in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) along with EBV. After eradication of HSV in CSF in this case, a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to EBV in CSF remained along with a severe clinical picture (segmental myoclonus and Klüver-Bucy syndrome) and worsening of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. Neurological and psychological improvement occurred after treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin.

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  1. Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, University of Novi Sad, School of Medicine, Hajduk Veljkova 10, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia

    Vesna Stojanović, Tatjana Redžek Mudrinić, Aleksandra Doronjski & Slobodan Spasojević

  2. Institute of Oncology, Diagnostic Imaging Center, University of Novi Sad, School of Medicine, Institutski put 4, 21204, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia

    Duško Kozić

  3. Department of Radiology, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, University of Novi Sad, School of Medicine, Hajduk Veljkova 1, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia

    Vesna Njagulj

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Stojanović, V., Kozić, D., Mudrinić, T.R. et al. Herpes simplex and Ebstein Barr virus encephalitis complicated with Klüver-Bucy syndrome. cent.eur.j.med 8, 213–216 (2013). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11536-012-0116-7

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