title: Temporal evolution on MRI of successful treatment of rabies.
abstract: Rabies is a nearly uniformly fatal disease for individuals who develop clinical symptoms. We report a case of a patient with paralytic rabies who survived after being treated with what is now known as Milwaukee protocol. This is only the third known case of rabies survival after being treated with the protocol. We present sequential magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of the brain and lumbar spine throughout the course of her treatment. In doing so, we provide insight into the temporal evolution of MRI findings in the brain and lumbar spine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, 4860 Y Street, Suite 3100, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. Electronic address: albert.lu@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of California Davis Medical Center, 4860 Y Street, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
authors.forename: Paarth
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, 4860 Y Street, Suite 3100, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, 4860 Y Street, Suite 3100, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, 4860 Y Street, Suite 3100, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
authors.forename: Anna E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Nidecker
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, 4860 Y Street, Suite 3100, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
authors.forename: Anoop
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nundkumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, 4860 Y Street, Suite 3100, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Latchaw
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, 4860 Y Street, Suite 3100, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bobinski
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011818:Rabies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Brain; Encephalitis; MRI; Rabies; Spine