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Episode 39 - Infectious Encephalitis

Neurology Exam Prep Podcast

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The Paralytic Variant and the Encephalitic Variant

Aaron: The idea that this virus is traveling up our neurons and then using our normal synaptic processes to spread to our brain sounds like something out of a zombie movie. It doesn't help that on pathology it looks like a bullet, which is something that comes up occasionally in terms of what we can see on actual electron microscopy or what have you. Aaron: Usually the exposure by the time we start seeing symptoms usually 20 to 90 days, kind of post-incubation period. But there are some pretty carefully the health guidelines that are generally followed for these patient populations.

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