| Japanese-B Viral Encephalitis with a Biphasic Illness Pattern and Recovery after Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy |
| Byung-Chan Lee, Ji Ye Jeon, Hye-Jin Moon, Jeong Geun Lim, and Yong Won Cho |
| Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea |
| Corresponding Author:
Hye-Jin Moon ,Tel: +82-53-250-7831, Fax: +82-53-250-7840, Email: moonhyejin21@gmail.com |
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Received November 13, 2013 Accepted June 9, 2014 |
| Copyright © 2014 The Korean Society of Clinical Neurophysiology |
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provided the original work is properly cited. |
| ABSTRACT |
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Japanese-B viral encephalitis (JE) usually has a monophasic illness pattern. A 45-year-old woman in an altered mentality had improved over 1 month. About 1 week after the initial improvement, the patient became comatose with aggravated EEG and MRI findings. Assays of cerebrospinal fluid and serum were positive for the IgM antibody to Japanese-B virus. After intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusion, the patient recovered. We report a patient with JE who showed a biphasic illness pattern and recovered after IVIG therapy. |
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