Cytomegalovirus encephalitis and primary cerebral lymphoma mimicking Wernicke's encephalopathy.
We report a 29-year-old HIV-positive patient admitted with dysarthria, ataxia and somnolence. Imaging findings were typical of Wernicke's encephalopathy, but autopsy revealed cytomegalovirus encephalitis and primary cerebral lymphoma.
Brechtelsbauer
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Neuroradiologie, Radiologische Klinik, Universität Bonn, Germany.
Urbach
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Sommer
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Blümcke
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Woitas
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Solymosi
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis*