Polyneuropathy and Cerebral Infarction Complicating Scrub Typhus
Journal of Clinical Neurology
;
: 36-39, 2008.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-126846
ABSTRACT
We describe a 64-year-old man with scrub typhus who presented with both polyneuropathy and cerebral infarction. A eurological examination revealed a confused mental state, stiff neck, hearing impairment, symmetric weakness, sensory loss, and ataxia. Electrophysiologic studies showed demyelinating sensorimotor polyneuropathy and sensorineural hearing loss. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed multiple infarctions. Brain involvement or polyneuropathy associated with scrub typhus has been rarely reported, and the pathogenic mechanism underlying the multiple neurological complications remains to be elucidated.
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Main subject:
Polyneuropathies
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Ataxia
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Brain
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Scrub Typhus
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Cerebral Infarction
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome
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Hearing Loss
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Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
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Infarction
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Clinical Neurology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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