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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.
AuthorsPranab Maity, Pinaki Roy, Arindam Basu, Biman Das, U S Ghosh
JournalThe Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (J Assoc Physicians India) Vol. 62 Issue 5 Pg. 441-2 (May 2014) ISSN: 0004-5772 [Print] India
PMID25438499 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Prednisolone
  • Methylprednisolone
Topics
  • Adult
  • Brain (pathology)
  • Chikungunya Fever (diagnosis, therapy)
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated (diagnosis, therapy)
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • India
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Methylprednisolone (therapeutic use)
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Physical Therapy Modalities
  • Prednisolone (therapeutic use)
  • Quadriplegia (diagnosis, therapy)
  • Spinal Cord (pathology)

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