Micro Flashcards
(4 cards)
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HSV & HHV-6 encephalitisa affecting Temporal lobe & limbic
HSV-1 & 2
- HSV-1 reactivation in immunocompromised state of DM (focal deficit), HSV-2 results in more global deficits.
- S2 to S5 ganglion
- Causes apoptosis of neuronal cells
- Stress reactivates HSV-1
- Secondary viremia allows viral access to CNS
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VZV vasculopathy: Multifocal haemorrhagic infarctions & demyelinating lesions
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WNV-induced encephalitis and damage to thalami and substantia nigra.
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Enterovirus induced encephalitis causing acute disseminated or postinfectious encephalomyelitis.
