Post chikungunya brain stem encephalitis.

Autor: Gauri LA; Department of Pathology, S.P. Medical College and P.B.M. A.G. of Hospitals, Bikaner., Ranwa BL, Nagar K, Vyas A, Fatima Q
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India [J Assoc Physicians India] 2012 Apr; Vol. 60, pp. 68-70.
Abstrakt: 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.
Databáze: MEDLINE