[Fever and headache]
- PMID: 8927897
[Fever and headache]
Abstract
A 30-year-old male patient was admitted to our outpatient clinic because of fever, headache and cerebellar symptoms. Clinically he presented with a slight meningism. After exclusion of a focal intracerebral process by head scanning, a first diagnosis of an aseptic meningitis was made by the analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid. With the hint of repeated tick bites, the diagnosis of an early-summer meningoencephalitis was confirmed. The patient recovered without neurological residua within two months. The clinical course, dates of new epidemiologic studies and problems of vaccination are discussed.
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