A case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following dengue infection

A case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following dengue infection

Neurological manifestations after dengue are not very common and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) following dengue infections is still more infrequent. Few cases have been documented in literature. Characteristic clinical presentation and typical lesions of ADEM on magnetic resonance imag...

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Main Author: Subrata Chakrabarti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
Subjects:
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
dengue
magnetic resonance imaging
Online Access:http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2015;volume=2;issue=2;spage=169;epage=171;aulast=Chakrabarti
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spelling doaj-9098eed072164cb8b3a8ef3ef3f50ce42020-11-24T22:27:32ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsCHRISMED Journal of Health and Research2348-33342348-506X2015-01-012216917110.4103/2348-3334.153268A case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following dengue infectionSubrata ChakrabartiNeurological manifestations after dengue are not very common and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) following dengue infections is still more infrequent. Few cases have been documented in literature. Characteristic clinical presentation and typical lesions of ADEM on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain along with serologic positivity for dengue usually confirms the diagnosis. The author reports a case of ADEM which developed as a neurological complication of dengue.http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2015;volume=2;issue=2;spage=169;epage=171;aulast=ChakrabartiAcute disseminated encephalomyelitisdenguemagnetic resonance imaging
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author Subrata Chakrabarti
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A case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following dengue infection
CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
dengue
magnetic resonance imaging
author_facet Subrata Chakrabarti
author_sort Subrata Chakrabarti
title A case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following dengue infection
title_short A case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following dengue infection
title_full A case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following dengue infection
title_fullStr A case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following dengue infection
title_full_unstemmed A case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following dengue infection
title_sort case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following dengue infection
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
issn 2348-3334
2348-506X
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Neurological manifestations after dengue are not very common and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) following dengue infections is still more infrequent. Few cases have been documented in literature. Characteristic clinical presentation and typical lesions of ADEM on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain along with serologic positivity for dengue usually confirms the diagnosis. The author reports a case of ADEM which developed as a neurological complication of dengue.
topic Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
dengue
magnetic resonance imaging
url http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2015;volume=2;issue=2;spage=169;epage=171;aulast=Chakrabarti
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