Encephalitis in cat scratch disease with persistent dementia.
Open Access
- 1 February 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 55 (2) , 133-135
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.55.2.133
Abstract
Encephalitis in cat scratch disease is uncommon and usually reversible. The patient with cognitive impairment and severe memory disorder did not improve after a 30 month follow up. MRI revealed disseminated lesions in the white matter of the cerebral hemispheres.Keywords
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