ArticleCase reports in neurological medicine2022
Powassan Encephalitis: A Case Report from New York, USA.
Article in Case reports in neurological medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Powassan Virus in the United States: An AI-Integrative One Health Scoping Review of Ecological Drivers, Zoonotic Interactions, Symptom Profiles, and Public Health Implications.Infectious disease reports · 2026Review
- Pathogens of the human central nervous system-the major viral pathogens.Journal of neurovirology · 2026Review
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- Powassan Virus Infections: A Systematic Review of Published Cases.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Review
- Powassan Encephalitis: A Case Report from New York, USA.Case reports in neurological medicine · 2022Article
- A comprehensive neurological perspective on tick-borne flaviviruses, with emphasis on Powassan virus.Therapeutic advances in infectious diseaseReview
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Abstract
Background: Powassan is a positive-sense, single-stranded, enveloped RNA virus that is a tick-borne Results: The patient is a 62-year-old male with a past history of a right putamen infarct, hepatitis C, hypertension, and substance abuse who presented due to acute onset altered mental status, dysarthria, and left-sided facial droop. He had several tick bites around the time of presentation in December. He was empirically treated for possible meningitis, as CSF revealed WBC 370 (80% mononuclear cells); RBC 10, protein 152 mg/dL, and glucose 59 mg/dL. An MRI scan of the brain showed a subacute left putamen stroke. MRAs of the head and neck were unremarkable. A Mayo Clinic Encephalopathy Panel was unremarkable; however, a New York State Arbovirus panel revealed Powassan IgM ELISA as well as Powassan Polyvalent microsphere immunofluorescence assay reactivity. His hospital course was complicated by critical illness myopathy and respiratory failure requiring tracheostomy. Conclusion: The
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