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Lukas Maager¹, Christian Lehmann², Katja Weiss³

¹Medbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, St. Gallen, Schweiz.

|November 16, 2023

Summary

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A young unvaccinated patient developed severe neurological symptoms, including paralysis and seizures, diagnosed as tick-borne encephalitis and polyradiculitis. Despite rehabilitation, significant neurological deficits remained, highlighting the disease

Keywords:

TBE encephalomyelitis polyradiculitis tetraparesis

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Area of Science:

Neurology
Infectious Diseases
Neuroimmunology

Background:

Presents a case of a 23-year-old unvaccinated individual with persistent headache, fever, and vomiting.
Details the progression to right-sided tetraparesis, dysphagia, dysarthria, and a generalized tonic-clonic seizure.

Observation:

Diagnostic workup confirmed concurrent tick-borne encephalitis and polyradiculitis.
The patient underwent a two-month rehabilitation period.

Findings:

Persistent neuropsychological deficits were observed post-rehabilitation.
Focal neurological deficits also remained evident after the rehabilitation phase.

Implications:

This case underscores the potential for severe and lasting neurological sequelae from tick-borne encephalitis, even in young, unvaccinated individuals.
Highlights the importance of considering tick-borne diseases in the differential diagnosis of acute neurological presentations.
Suggests a need for ongoing research into long-term outcomes and management strategies for tick-borne encephalitis and associated polyradiculitis.