Radiculomyelitic rabies: can MR imaging help?
Radiculomyelitic (silent) rabies and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis have similar clinical presentations but distinct management and prognostic implications. It is thus important to differentiate between the two antemortem. Because of their distinct pathologic abnormalities, MR imaging may be helpful in distinguishing between the two entities. We report a case in which MR imaging helped us to diagnose silent rabies antemortem, which was subsequently confirmed at autopsy.
Desai
Ravi V
RV
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Jain
Vivek
V
Singh
Paramjeet
P
Singhi
Sunit
S
Radotra
Bishen Dass
BD
D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009187:Myelitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011818:Rabies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology