Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome secondary to cytomegalovirus encephalitis: A case report

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome secondary to cytomegalovirus encephalitis: A case report

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the opportunistic microorganisms with the highest prevalence in immunocompromised patients. Reactivation has decreased after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Encephalitis has been reported in the coinfection as one of the most frequent...

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Main Authors: Luis Guillermo Uribe, María Alejandra Pérez, Camilo Andrés Lara, Natalia Rueda, Javier Augusto Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2017-12-01
Series:Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Subjects:
Encephalitis, viral
cytomegalovirus
Korsakoff syndrome
Wernicke encephalopathy
infectious encephalitis
cytomegalovirus infections
Online Access:https://www.revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/3451

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