Published December 2014 | Version v1
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Rare case of acute dengue encephalitis with correlated MRI findings

Creators

  • 1. Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, (India)
  • 2. Department of Pediatrics, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, (India)

Description

Dengue encephalitis is extremely rare, with most patients showing no significant abnormality on neuroimaging (CT/MRI). We report one of the very few documented cases of dengue encephalitis, with abnormal signal intensities on all major sequences on brain MRI.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.12182

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1111/1754-9485.12182;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology
Journal Volume
58
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 679-682
ISSN
1754-9477

INIS

Country of Publication
Australia
Country of Input or Organization
Australia
INIS RN
46013139
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BLOOD PLATELETS; ENCEPHALITIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MOSQUITOES; NMR IMAGING; VIRUSES
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BLOOD; BLOOD CELLS; BODY FLUIDS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIPTERA; DISEASES; INSECTS; INVERTEBRATES; MATERIALS; MICROORGANISMS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PARASITES; RESONANCE

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