title: Radiculomyelitic rabies: can MR imaging help?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Ravi V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Paramjeet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Sunit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singhi
authors.forename: Bishen Dass
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Radotra
mesh_terms: 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