1. Paralytic rabies: MRI findings and review of literature.
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Kalita J, Bhoi SK, Bastia JK, Lashkar S, Mahadevan A, and Misra UK
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- Adolescent, Fatal Outcome, Humans, Male, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Paralysis etiology, Paralysis pathology, Rabies complications, Rabies pathology
- Abstract
Paralytic rabies closely simulates Guillain-Barre syndrome or ascending myelitis often causing clinical dilemma. Two such patients were managed in our hospital whose magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed characteristic findings revealing T2 hyper intensity in central spinal cord and in posterior brainstem and hypothalamus. These MRI findings are helpful in the diagnosis of rabies in appropriate setting. We also review the literature on MRI changes in paralytic rabies.
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- 2014
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