Chikungunya encephalomyeloradiculitis: report of 2 cases with neuroimaging and 1 case with autopsy findings.
Chikungunya, an alphavirus presenting with fever, rash, and polyarthritis, is derived from the Makonde word that means "that which bends up," in reference to the crippling manifestations of the disease. Most often it is a self-limiting febrile illness. Neurologic complications of Chikungunya infection have been reported. We are reporting the clinical and neuroimaging data in 2 patients with Chikungunya encephalomyeloradiculitis and brain autopsy findings in 1 patient.
Ganesan
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Department of CT and MRI, Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India.
Diwan
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A
Shankar
S K
SK
Desai
S B
SB
Sainani
G S
GS
Katrak
S M
SM
D000368:Aged; D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002646:Chikungunya virus; D003906:Developing Countries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007194:India; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology