Preemptive therapy with ganciclovir and cytomegalovirus hyperimmune globulin delayed the onset of Epstein-Barr virus-associated post-transplant acute limbic encephalitis

J Neurol Sci. 2015 Dec 15;359(1-2):124-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.11.001. Epub 2015 Nov 3.
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Keywords: Epstein–Barr virus; Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Post-transplant acute limbic encephalitis; Preemptive therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cytomegalovirus / immunology*
  • Ganciclovir / therapeutic use*
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / pathogenicity*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins / therapeutic use*
  • Limbic Encephalitis / drug therapy*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Tissue Transplantation

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Immunoglobulins
  • Ganciclovir