Periodic Lateralized Epileptiform Discharges in Influenza B-Associated Encephalopathy

Akira KURITA; Hiroyuki FURUSHIMA; Haruo YAMADA; Kiyoharu INOUE

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.40.813

Akira KURITA, Hiroyuki FURUSHIMA, Haruo YAMADA, Kiyoharu INOUE

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キーワード: PLEDs, hemiconvulsions, electroencephalography, MRI, temporal lobe

ジャーナルフリー

2001 年 40 巻 8 号 p. 813-816

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.40.813

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An 18-year-old woman presented with coma, hemicomvulsions, and transient periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges (PLEDs). Serological tests were positive for influenza B, and cerebrospinal fluid PCR for herpes simplex virus DNA was negative. Magnetic resonance imaging later showed abnormal signal intensity in the temporal lobe ipsilateral to the PLEDs. Influenza-associated encephalopathy may cause hemiconvulsions and PLEDs, and can mimic herpes simplex encephalitis.
(Internal Medicine 40: 813-816, 2001)

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