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Postgrad Med J 1999;75:727-730 doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.890.727
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High-grade glioma mimicking acute viral encephalitis − three case reports

  1. J H Rees,
  2. R S Howard
  1. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
    • Accepted 13 May 1999

    Abstract

    The clinical features of viral encephalitis consist of headache, fever, seizures and encephalopathy. We report three patients with high-grade gliomas presenting with encephalitic illnesses. The diagnosis of brain tumour should always be borne in mind if definite evidence for a viral infection is not obtained.

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