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Herpes zoster encephalitis presenting as multiple cerebral hemorrhages – a rare presentation: a case report

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 2013
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Title
Herpes zoster encephalitis presenting as multiple cerebral hemorrhages – a rare presentation: a case report
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 2013
DOI 10.1186/1752-1947-7-155
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Authors

Amrish Saxena, Benjamine Khiangte, Iadarilang Tiewsoh, Ulhas N Jajoo

Abstract

An infection by herpes zoster virus is a common and important cause of encephalitis. Herpes zoster virus encephalitis if not treated promptly can result in significant morbidity and mortality. The diagnosis of herpes zoster virus encephalitis is based on clinical history, examination, neuroradiological imaging (magnetic resonance imaging and/or computed tomography scan), cerebrospinal fluid analysis and identification of the pathogen in cerebrospinal fluid by polymerase chain reaction amplification and/or anti-herpes zoster virus immunoglobulin G antibody in cerebrospinal fluid. Although ischemic intracerebral infarcts in patients with herpes zoster virus encephalitis or vasculopathy are reported in the literature, multiple intracerebral hemorrhages as a complication of herpes zoster virus encephalitis in an immunocompetent individual are extremely rare.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 23 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Doctoral Student 3 13%
Student > Master 3 13%
Student > Postgraduate 2 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 1 4%
Other 1 4%
Other 2 9%
Unknown 11 48%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 8 35%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 4%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 4%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 4%
Neuroscience 1 4%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 11 48%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 July 2013.
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#7,429,246
of 22,712,476 outputs
Outputs from Journal of Medical Case Reports
#623
of 3,892 outputs
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#65,658
of 196,782 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Medical Case Reports
#8
of 41 outputs
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