title: Substantia nigra lesions in viral encephalitis.
abstract: Post-encephalitic parkinsonism is a well-known entity, but involvement of the basal ganglia is rarely documented. We describe a 21-year-old man who developed parkinsonism following encephalitic illness presumed to be of viral origin with substantia nigra lesions evident on magnetic resonance imaging scan.
authors.affiliation: Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai, India. ssankhl@vsnl.com
authors.forename: Charulata Sankhla
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Savant
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jankovic
authors.forename: Mak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Amin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Virani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000473:pathology*