Chikungunya encephalomyeloradiculitis: Report of 2 cases with neuroimaging and 1 case with autopsy findings

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1636-1637

  Ganesan, K ^a   Diwan, A ^a   Shankar, S K ^b   Desai, S B ^a   Sainani, G S ^a   Katrak, S M ^a  

^a JASLOK HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CHIKUNGUNYA ENCEPHALOMYELORADICULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; RADICULITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGED; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INDIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARIETAL LOBE; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 54249148636     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1133     Document Type: Article

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