Longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging changes in Japanese encephalitis
Japanese encephalitis is a flavivirus that can cause pandemic encephalitis, and is prevalent in Southeast Asia and Australia. Brain images of patients with Japanese encephalitis are characterized by thalamic lesions, distinct from those seen in viral encephalopathies caused by the herpes simplex virus and West Nile virus.
Source: Brain and Development - Category: Neurology Authors: Yukie Arahata, Katsunori Fujii, Tatsuya Nishimura, Tomoko Uchida, Katsuhiko Kitazawa, Akihito Honda Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
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