title: A case of ADEM following Chikungunya fever.
abstract: Chikungunya most often is a self-limiting febrile illness with polyarthritis and the virus is not known to be neurotropic. We are reporting a case of chikugunya fever presenting as acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis(ADEM) which is very rare.
authors.forename: Pranab
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maity
authors.forename: Pinaki
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Arindam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: Biman
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: U S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D065632:Chikungunya Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone; D008775:Methylprednisolone