Led astray: MELAS initially misdiagnosed as herpes simplex encephalitis

Acta Neurol Belg. 2015 Dec;115(4):789-92. doi: 10.1007/s13760-014-0416-6. Epub 2014 Dec 28.

Authors

Rubesh Gooriah¹, Badr E A Dafalla², Thattoli C Venugopalan²

Affiliations

¹ Neurology Department, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Huddersfield, UK. rubesh@doctors.org.uk.
² Neurology Department, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Huddersfield, UK.

PMID: 25543317
DOI: 10.1007/s13760-014-0416-6

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / cerebrospinal fluid*
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / diagnosis*
Humans
MELAS Syndrome / cerebrospinal fluid*
MELAS Syndrome / diagnosis*
Male