West Nile Virus Myelitis.
METHODS
A case report.


METHODS
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Reuth Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.


METHODS
Summary of the clinical course during in-patient and out-patient treatment of a patient with West Nile Virus Myelitis.


CONCLUSIONS
A healthy young woman, whose medical history revealed only a benign Duane syndrome and a few months' duration of bipolar disorder, contracted encephalo-myelitis due to a West Nile Virus infection. Although she recovered remarkably after long-term rehabilitation treatments, some weakness and pain remained.
Ohry
A
A
Reuth Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Karpin
H
H
Yoeli
D
D
Lazari
A
A
Lerman
Y
Y
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*