Neurocritical care.
Publisher:
Humana Press,
Frequency: Six no. a year, 2005-
Country: United States
Language: English
Author(s):
Neurocritical Care Society.
Start Year:2004 -
ISSN:
1541-6933 (Print)
1556-0961 (Electronic)
1541-6933 (Linking)
1556-0961 (Electronic)
1541-6933 (Linking)
Impact Factor
3.5
2022
| NLM ID: | 101156086 |
| (OCoLC): | 50574370 |
| LCCN: | 2002215176 |
| Classification: | W1 NE328AC |
Successful management of severe neuroinvasive eastern equine encephalitis. Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus is an arbovirus that mostly causes asymptomatic infection in humans; however, some people can develop a neuroinvasive infection associated with a high mortality. Methods: We present a case of a patient with severe neuroinvasive EEE. Results: A 21-year-old man initially presented with headache, fever, and vomiting and was found to have a neutrophilic pleocytosis in his cerebrospinal fluid. He eventually was diagnosed with EEE, treated with high-dose methylprednisolone and intravenous immunoglobulin. His course in the NeuroIntensive Care Unit was complicat...