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.
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Authors | Pranab Maity, Pinaki Roy, Arindam Basu, Biman Das, U S Ghosh |
Journal | The 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 |
PMID | 25438499
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Prednisolone
- Methylprednisolone
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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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