High-grade glioma mimicking acute viral encephalitis--three case reports.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The clinical features of viral encephalitis consist of headache, fever, seizures and encephalopathy. We report three patients with high-grade gliomas presenting with encephalitic illnesses. The diagnosis of brain tumour should always be borne in mind if definite evidence for a viral infection is not obtained.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Neoplasms
- Encephalitis, Viral
- Glioma