Encephalitis of Unknown Etiology? Not Until the Results of a Brain Biopsy!

Bertrand Mathon^{1

2

3}, Marc Pineton de Chambrun^{2

4

5

6}, Franck Bielle^{2

3

7}, Aymeric Amelot¹, Alexandre Le Joncour⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Charles Foix University Hospital, Paris, France.
² Sorbonne University, Université Pierre et Marie Curie University Paris, Paris, France.
³ Brain and Spine Institute (Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière; INSERM, UMRS 1127; Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7225), Paris, France.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine 2, AP-HP, La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Charles Foix University Hospital, Paris, France.
⁵ Department of Intensive Care Medicine, AP-HP, La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Charles Foix University Hospital, Paris, France.
⁶ Sorbonne Université, Institut National de la santé et de la recherche médicale, UMRS_1166-Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Paris, France.
⁷ Department of Neuropathology, AP-HP, La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Charles Foix University Hospital, Paris, France.
⁸ Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, AP-HP, La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Charles Foix University Hospital, Paris, France.

Comment

Bertrand Mathon et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021.

. 2021 May 4;72(9):e432.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1093.

Bertrand Mathon^{1

2

3}, Marc Pineton de Chambrun^{2

4

5

6}, Franck Bielle^{2

3

7}, Aymeric Amelot¹, Alexandre Le Joncour⁸

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Charles Foix University Hospital, Paris, France.
² Sorbonne University, Université Pierre et Marie Curie University Paris, Paris, France.
³ Brain and Spine Institute (Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière; INSERM, UMRS 1127; Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7225), Paris, France.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine 2, AP-HP, La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Charles Foix University Hospital, Paris, France.
⁵ Department of Intensive Care Medicine, AP-HP, La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Charles Foix University Hospital, Paris, France.
⁶ Sorbonne Université, Institut National de la santé et de la recherche médicale, UMRS_1166-Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Paris, France.
⁷ Department of Neuropathology, AP-HP, La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Charles Foix University Hospital, Paris, France.
⁸ Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, AP-HP, La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Charles Foix University Hospital, Paris, France.

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Comment in

Reply to Mathon et al.
Hansen MA, Samannodi MS, Castelblanco RL, Hasbun R. Hansen MA, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 May 4;72(9):e433. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1094. Clin Infect Dis. 2021. PMID: 32756937 No abstract available.

Clinical Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Encephalitis in Older Adults.
Hansen MA, Samannodi MS, Castelblanco RL, Hasbun R. Hansen MA, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 May 23;70(11):2377-2385. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz635. Clin Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 31294449
Reply to Mathon et al.
Hansen MA, Samannodi MS, Castelblanco RL, Hasbun R. Hansen MA, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 May 4;72(9):e433. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1094. Clin Infect Dis. 2021. PMID: 32756937 No abstract available.