title: Necrotizing myelopathy--a report of two cases with review of literature.
abstract: Necrotizing myelopathy is an uncommon neurological disorder. Till 1991, only 31 cases have been described in the literature. In this report, clinical and neuropathological features in two patients with necrotizing myelopathy are described. The precise aetiological agent in first patient was undetermined, However in the second patient there was serological evidence, suggestive of Herpes simplex virus infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Neurology, Shree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology Trivendram.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saraswathy
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Narayan
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009187:Myelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D009336:Necrosis; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral