title: An Unusual Case of Rabies Encephalitis.
abstract: Human rabies encephalitis is rare in Canada, with only five cases reported in the past 30 years. The first and only patient who contracted rabies encephalitis in British Columbia died in 2003. Here we provide the first detailed clinical and pathological description of that case, which had several unusual features, including preexisting immunosuppression, paralytic presentation, prolonged survival, focal lesions on neuroimaging and severe neuropathology with focal necrosis, intense inflammation, and abundant viral inclusion bodies.
authors: 1Division of Neurology,Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of British Columbia,Vancouver,Canada.
authors: Greg
authors: G
authors: Walker
authors: 1Division of Neurology,Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of British Columbia,Vancouver,Canada.
authors: Brian
authors: B
authors: Thiessen
authors: 2Department of Radiology,Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of British Columbia,Vancouver,Canada.
authors: Doug
authors: D
authors: Graeb
authors: 3Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of British Columbia,Vancouver,Canada.
authors: G R Wayne
authors: GR
authors: Moore
authors: 3Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of British Columbia,Vancouver,Canada.
authors: Ian R A
authors: IR
authors: Mackenzie
mesh_terms: D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011818:Rabies / Q000821:virology*
keywords: Encephalitis; Rabies