Japanese encephalitis in Western Europe

Michael Reppel; Luise Landreh; Stefan Gottschalk; Heribert Schunkert; Volkhard Kurowski; Günter Seidel

doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.11.002

Japanese encephalitis in Western Europe

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2009 May;111(4):373-5. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.11.002. Epub 2008 Dec 17.

Authors

Michael Reppel¹, Luise Landreh, Stefan Gottschalk, Heribert Schunkert, Volkhard Kurowski, Günter Seidel

Affiliation

¹ Dept. of Cardiology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Lübeck, Germany. michael.reppel@uk-sh.de

PMID: 19095347
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.11.002

Abstract

Japanese encephalitis is the leading cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. In Western Europe, however, Japanese encephalitis has not been reported so far. We report on a 59-year-old German woman with typical neurological symptoms and clinical presentation 8 days after a journey to northern China. The case report summarizes the patient's clinical course as well as pathological findings in blood samples, the cerebro-spinal fluid, MRI scans, and EEGs.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain / pathology
Brain / physiopathology
Brain / virology*
DNA, Viral / isolation & purification
Electroencephalography
Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / genetics
Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / immunology
Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / isolation & purification*
Encephalitis, Japanese / diagnosis*
Encephalitis, Japanese / pathology
Encephalitis, Japanese / physiopathology
Europe
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin M / blood
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

DNA, Viral
Immunoglobulin M