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Two Cases Of West Nile Virus Encephalitis In The Icu, Arthur J. Armijo, Carl Smearman, Bhavesh Shukla, Ryan Spilman
Two Cases Of West Nile Virus Encephalitis In The Icu, Arthur J. Armijo, Carl Smearman, Bhavesh Shukla, Ryan Spilman
Continental, MidAmerica, & Mountain Divisions GME Research Day 2024
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West Nile Virus Encephalitis With Status Epilepticus Treated With High-Dose Steroids: A Case Study, Sherwin Thomas, Sawroop Sandhu
West Nile Virus Encephalitis With Status Epilepticus Treated With High-Dose Steroids: A Case Study, Sherwin Thomas, Sawroop Sandhu
North Texas GME Research Forum 2023
West Nile virus (WNV) is a flavivirus endemic in the United States. WNV infection can present with a variety of non-neurologic and neurologic symptoms. Patients who present with WNV neuroinvasive disease have significant morbidity and mortality, with about 10% of cases resulting in death. There is currently no evidence-based treatment for WNV infection. Management is typically with supportive care. Some limited data shows corticosteroids as a possible treatment for neuroinvasive disease. This case report discusses a 55-year-old female patient who presented with altered mental status. She was found to be septic overnight and was found to be in status epilepticus …