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Acronyms
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"Mollaret’s meningitis refers only to idiopathic cases of recurrent aseptic meningitis. Some studies related HSV-2 as a possible cause and thus creating some terminology controversy. This article follows a logical thinking that knowing an aetiological agent you do not have an idiopathic condition anymore, and so these cases should be referred to as recurrent viral meningitis 6."

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"As is the case with other viral meningitis the role of imaging is limited. It is reasonable to obtain an MRI when patients are asymptomatic to ensure that no other abnormality is present which may be causing a recurrent chemical meningitis (e.g. intracranial epidermoid cyst 4 or neurenteric cyst 5) which have been reported as causing clinical presentation indistinguishable from HSV-2 and from Mollaret's meningitis."

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"Although each attack is self limited, given the strong association with HSV-2 therapy and prophylaxis with aciclovir or valacyclovir has been proposed 2."

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Litotes
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"Mollaret’s meningitis refers only to idiopathic cases of recurrent aseptic meningitis. Some studies related HSV-2 as a possible cause and thus creating some terminology controversy. This article follows a logical thinking that knowing an aetiological agent you do not have an idiopathic condition anymore, and so these cases should be referred to as recurrent viral meningitis 6."

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Oxford Comma
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"Presentation is usually with fever, myalgia and arthralgia and signs and symptoms of meningism, including neck-stiffness, nausea and vomiting, photophobia, although these are variable 1,2."

Line 5:33 · Use the Oxford comma in 'fever, myalgia and arthralgia'.

"Presentation is usually with fever, myalgia and arthralgia and signs and symptoms of meningism, including neck-stiffness, nausea and vomiting, photophobia, although these are variable 1,2."

Line 5:115 · Use the Oxford comma in 'stiffness, nausea and vomiting'.
Commas
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"Presentation is usually with fever, myalgia and arthralgia and signs and symptoms of meningism, including neck-stiffness, nausea and vomiting, photophobia, although these are variable 1,2."

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