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Encephalitis

Publication details

Dr Suresh Kumar Chhetri, MRCP, Dr Tahir Majeed, PhD, FRCP
Foundation Years Journal, volume 7, issue 7, p.20 (123Doc Education, London, July 2013)

Abstract

A 32 year old right handed lady is brought to the hospital with a 3 day history of fever, confusion and one witnessed episode of generalised tonic clonic seizure. There is no significant past history of note. There is no history of foreign travel. She is not on any medications. Clinical examination demonstrates a GCS of 14 (E4, M6, V4). There is no focal neurology of note.

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Authors

Dr Suresh Kumar Chhetri, MRCP (Corresponding author)

Specialist Registrar in Neurology
Department of Neurology,
Royal Preston Hospital,
Preston, PR2 9HT.
Tel: 07795068968
suresh.chhetri@nhs.net

Dr Tahir Majeed, PhD, FRCP

Consultant Neurologist

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