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Cytomegalovirus encephalitis and primary cerebral lymphoma mimicking Wernicke's encephalopathy.

Brechtelsbauer, D L; Urbach, H; Sommer, T; Blümcke, I; Woitas, R; Solymosi, L.

Neuroradiology ; 39(1): 19-22, 1997 Jan.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9121641

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We report a 29-year-old HIV-positive patient admitted with dysarthria, ataxia and somnolence. Imaging findings were typical of Wernicke's encephalopathy, but autopsy revealed cytomegalovirus encephalitis and primary cerebral lymphoma.

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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/diagnosis , Brain Neoplasms/diagnosis , Cytomegalovirus Infections/diagnosis , Encephalitis/diagnosis , Lymphoma/diagnosis , Wernicke Encephalopathy/diagnosis , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/pathology , Adult , Brain Neoplasms/pathology , Cytomegalovirus Infections/pathology , Diagnosis, Differential , Encephalitis/pathology , Female , Humans , Lymphoma/pathology , Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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