Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology

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Japanese-B Viral Encephalitis with a Biphasic Illness Pattern and Recovery after Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy

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  • Lee, Byung-Chan (Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine) ;
  • Jeon, Ji Ye (Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine) ;
  • Moon, Hye-Jin (Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lim, Jeong Geun (Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Yong Won (Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
  • 이병찬 (계명대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 전지예 (계명대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 문혜진 (계명대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 임정근 (계명대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 조용원 (계명대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실)
  • Received : 2013.11.13
  • Accepted : 2014.06.09
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

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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