title: Cytomegalovirus meningoencephalitis with paroxysmal course in immunocompetent adults: a new nosographical entity. Clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic correlations, and pathogenetic hypothesis.
abstract: An immunocompetent adult developed cytomegalovirus (CMV) meningoencephalitis with paroxysmal neurologic symptoms of a self-limited nature and with a favourable outcome. Consistent with known cases in the clinical literature, two clinical forms of CMV meningoencephalitis will be identified: a monophasic form and a paroxysmal form. The clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of the two types will be analysed, and a pathogenetic hypothesis for the paroxysmal type will be proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Ospedale S. Maria del Prato, ULSS 2, Feltre, Italy. Fdeveta@libero.it
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Devetag
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boscariolo
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D000212:Acyclovir