title: Post chikungunya brain stem encephalitis.
abstract: Chikungunya is an arthropod born acute febrile arbo viral illness characterized by acute severe polyarthralgia. During last few years there has been scattered out breaks with associated neurological complications in India. Here we report a case of post chikungunya reversible demyelinating encephalitis who presented with vertigo, dysarthria and ataxia. There was complete clinical as well as radiological improvement with steroids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, S.P. Medical College and P.B.M. A.G. of Hospitals, Bikaner.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Gauri
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Ranwa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vyas
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fatima
mesh_terms: D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001259:Ataxia / Q000821:virology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000821:virology; D065632:Chikungunya Fever; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000276:immunology; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000821:virology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D014717:Vertigo / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D011239:Prednisolone