A Case of West Nile Encephalitis That Develops into a Disease of Deep White Matter on MRI over a Two-Week Span
We present a case of serologically proved West Nile encephalitis. This patient had a normal MRI on admission. Given that the patient’s clinical picture had worsened during her admission, a repeat MRI was performed, which demonstrated diffuse disease in the deep white matter of the brain. This is a c...
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| description | We present a case of serologically proved West Nile encephalitis. This patient had a normal MRI on admission. Given that the patient’s clinical picture had worsened during her admission, a repeat MRI was performed, which demonstrated diffuse disease in the deep white matter of the brain. This is a case of West Nice encephalitis presenting as a disease of deep white matter that developed over a two-week span. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cba80e838a334076aa10bf556e3835b02025-02-03T01:12:45ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762016-01-01201610.1155/2016/43896914389691A Case of West Nile Encephalitis That Develops into a Disease of Deep White Matter on MRI over a Two-Week SpanAdam Puchalski0Antonio Liu1White Memorial Medical Center, 1720 E. Cesar Chavez Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033, USAWhite Memorial Medical Center, 1720 E. Cesar Chavez Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033, USAWe present a case of serologically proved West Nile encephalitis. This patient had a normal MRI on admission. Given that the patient’s clinical picture had worsened during her admission, a repeat MRI was performed, which demonstrated diffuse disease in the deep white matter of the brain. This is a case of West Nice encephalitis presenting as a disease of deep white matter that developed over a two-week span.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4389691 |
| spellingShingle | Adam Puchalski Antonio Liu A Case of West Nile Encephalitis That Develops into a Disease of Deep White Matter on MRI over a Two-Week Span Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
| title | A Case of West Nile Encephalitis That Develops into a Disease of Deep White Matter on MRI over a Two-Week Span |
| title_full | A Case of West Nile Encephalitis That Develops into a Disease of Deep White Matter on MRI over a Two-Week Span |
| title_fullStr | A Case of West Nile Encephalitis That Develops into a Disease of Deep White Matter on MRI over a Two-Week Span |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of West Nile Encephalitis That Develops into a Disease of Deep White Matter on MRI over a Two-Week Span |
| title_short | A Case of West Nile Encephalitis That Develops into a Disease of Deep White Matter on MRI over a Two-Week Span |
| title_sort | case of west nile encephalitis that develops into a disease of deep white matter on mri over a two week span |
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