Cytomegalovirus encephalitis and primary cerebral lymphoma mimicking Wernicke's encephalopathy

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

doi:10.1007/s002340050359

Cytomegalovirus encephalitis and primary cerebral lymphoma mimicking Wernicke's encephalopathy

Neuroradiology. 1997 Jan;39(1):19-22. doi: 10.1007/s002340050359.

Authors

D L Brechtelsbauer¹, H Urbach, T Sommer, I Blümcke, R Woitas, L Solymosi

Affiliation

¹ Neuroradiologie, Radiologische Klinik, Universität Bonn, Germany.

PMID: 9121641
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050359

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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