Frequent occurrence of therapeutically reversible CMV-associated encephalopathy during radiotherapy of the brain

Conclusion
CMV reactivation frequently causes encephalopathy during radio(chemo)therapy of the brain. The unexpected high incidence of this infection makes it highly clinically relevant for every treating physician.

Source: Neuro-Oncology - November 8, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Goerig, N. L., Frey, B., Korn, K., Fleckenstein, B., Überla, K., Schmidt, M. A., Dörfler, A., Engelhorn, T., Eyüpoglu, I., Rühle, P. F., Putz, F., Semrau, S., Gaipl, U. S., Fietkau, R. Tags: Clinical Investigation Source Type: research