MRI Imaging of Dengue Encephalitis

Dr Parveen Chandna

doi:https://doi.org/10.14445/23939117/IJMS-V6I9P101

Research Article | Open Access

Volume 6 | Issue 9 | Year 2019 | Article Id. IJMS-V6I9P101 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/23939117/IJMS-V6I9P101

MRI Imaging of Dengue Encephalitis

Dr Parveen Chandna, Dr Aditya Duhan, Dr Rohtas K Yadav , Dr Nithin Narayanan , Dr Shikhar Gupta, Dr Vasudha

Citation :

Dr Parveen Chandna, Dr Aditya Duhan, Dr Rohtas K Yadav , Dr Nithin Narayanan , Dr Shikhar Gupta, Dr Vasudha, "MRI Imaging of Dengue Encephalitis," International Journal of Medical Science, vol. 6, no. 9, pp. 1-3, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939117/IJMS-V6I9P101

Abstract

Dengue is a major health problem and is a hemorrhagic fever leading to hospitalization and death may ensue. This disease is most prevalent in South East Asia –India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand and Maldives. Dengue infection is endemic in many tropical countries and its incidence is shooting up at an alarming rate. The important neurological complications are encephalopathy and encephalitis, the former being more prevalent. Following serological and CSF examinations, imaging with CT or MRI is highly important to look for structural alterations in brain to define the pattern and extent of involvement of brain parenchyma if persistence is established. The role of MRI imaging has become indispensable to evaluate the structural malformations in the brain and thereby fairly establishing and assessing the prognosis of the patient side by side.

Keywords

MRI , Dengue fever, Encephalitis, Hyperintensity, Encephalopathy and Cerebral parenchyma

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