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Rationale:
- Presenting symptoms are nonspecific and will usually represent an etiology other than WNV.
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Evidence:
- In a case series, presenting symptoms could suggest stroke, brain abscess, brain tumor, or Guillain-Barré syndrome, as well
as meningitis and/or encephalitis, which could be caused by almost 100 microbes (40).
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Comments:
- The most common sporadic encephalitis in the U.S. is HSV-1.
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Amy V. Bode, MD, MSPH has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Anthony A. Marfin, MD, MPH has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
James J. Sejvar, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Yanlin Tang, PhD, editorial consultant, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, Acting Editor, PIER, has stock holdings in Glaxosmithkline and Abbott.
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