Viral meningitis mimicking benign intracranial hypertension: A report of two cases
This paper juxtaposes the clinical management of two patients with intracranial hypertension secondary to viral infection: one due to Human Herpesvirus-6 and the second due to Varicella Zoster Virus. Our cases highlight the clinical and scientific importance of cerebrospinal fluid viral polymerase c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751919303731 |
| Summary: | This paper juxtaposes the clinical management of two patients with intracranial hypertension secondary to viral infection: one due to Human Herpesvirus-6 and the second due to Varicella Zoster Virus. Our cases highlight the clinical and scientific importance of cerebrospinal fluid viral polymerase chain reaction testing in the evaluation of the high-pressure headache syndrome. Keywords: Headache, Meningitis, Pseudotumor, Intracranial, Hypertension, CSF, Infection, HHV-6 |
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| ISSN: | 2214-7519 |