High-grade glioma mimicking acute viral encephalitis - three case reports

Authors
Rees, JH Howard, RS
Citation
Jh. Rees et Rs. Howard, High-grade glioma mimicking acute viral encephalitis - three case reports, POSTG MED J, 75(890), 1999, pp. 728-730
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00325473 → ACNP
Volume
75
Issue
890
Year of publication
1999
Pages
728 - 730
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5473(199912)75:890<728:HGMAVE>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The clinical features of viral encephalitis consist of headache, fever, sei zures and encephalopathy. We report three patients with high-grade gliomas presenting with encephalitic illnesses. The diagnosis of brain tumour shoul d always be borne in mind if definite evidence for a viral infection is not obtained.