Myelitis with Hypoglycorrhachia due to Herpes Simplex Virus 2 in an Immunocompetent Man

Can J Neurol Sci. 2019 Jan;46(1):147-148. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2018.365. Epub 2018 Nov 21.

Authors

Christine Tomkinson¹, Crystal Fong², Kanjana Perera¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Hamilton Health SciencesHamilton, ON, Canada.
² Department of Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster UniversityHamilton, ON, Canada.

PMID: 30458898
DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2018.365

No abstract available

Keywords: Clinical neurosciences; Neuroimaging; Neuroinfectious disease; Neurology—adult; Spinal cord.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Administration, Intravenous
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage
Glucose / cerebrospinal fluid
Herpesvirus 2, Human / pathogenicity*
Humans
Hypoglycemia / cerebrospinal fluid
Hypoglycemia / diagnostic imaging
Hypoglycemia / etiology*
Hypoglycemia / virology*
Immunocompetence*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Methylprednisolone / administration & dosage
Middle Aged
Myelitis / complications*
Myelitis / diagnostic imaging
Myelitis / virology*

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Glucose
Methylprednisolone