Acute Hemorrhagic Leukoencephalitis With Active Hepatitis B Virus Infection
CNS involvement in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is rare. We report a 27-year-old woman with HBV infection presenting with headaches and seizures, whose imaging and brain biopsy confirmed acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis. She responded well to steroid and tenofovir therapy.
Authors
- Animesh Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0507-1866)
- Manjari Tripathi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2201-5644)
- Rajesh Kumar Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1969-9603)
- Mehar Chand Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4948-3296)
- Ajay Kumar Garg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9385-291X)
- Shivam Mirg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2476-975X)
- Jasmine Parihar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5545-4304)
- Deepti Vibha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3659-7526)
- Megha Brijwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4907-7036)
- Arunmozhimaran Elavarasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0128-7037)
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1212/nxi.0000000000200487
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00