title: Case report: severe neurological manifestation of Dobrava hantavirus infection.
abstract: In Europe infection with Puumala or Dobrava viruses causes hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). In the course of HFRS, mild neurological symptoms such as headache, vertigo, and nausea are common. However, the data about the occurrence of severe, potentially life-threatening neurological manifestations are rather scarce. Here, we present a case of HFRS with serologically proven Dobrava virus infection complicated by epileptic seizures and hemiparesis due to focal encephalitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia. dasa_cerar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Dasa
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cerar
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Avsic-Zupanc
authors.forename: Matjaz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jereb
authors.forename: Franc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Strle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology; D018778:Hantavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010291:Paresis / Q000150:complications; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002220:Carbamazepine