Stymied by seizures. When the clues point to the wrong path.
Seizures have many causes, and physicians should try not to be shortsighted when an apparent cause seems to leap out. The key is being receptive to the fact that a less obvious source of seizures may exist. In this case, new-onset seizures believed consistent with illicit drug use proved to have an infectious cause.
Cohen
M R
MR
Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, VA 23803, USA.
D000328:Adult; D003042:Cocaine; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000150:complications; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications
D003042:Cocaine