Prolonged Motor Weakness With Syringomyelia in Japanese Encephalitis: A Case Study
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
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: 821-825, 2015.
Article
Dans Anglais
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| ID: wpr-120161
ABSTRACT
Japanese encephalitis (JE) shows characteristic brain lesions, including bilateral thalamus, midbrain, internal capsule, basal ganglia, and occasionally involves an anterior horn cell. We encountered a case of a 44-year-old man who initially presented with encephalitis, which was finally diagnosed as Japanese encephalomyelitis with syringomyelia. The patient showed severe motor weakness followed by delayed recovery of functional motor activities. Cervical magnetic resonance imaging showed syrinx formation at the C5 level suggesting myelitis, and abnormal electromyographic findings were noted. Clinicians should consider the possibility that the spinal cord may be involved; an example would be syringomyelia due to myelitis in a case of JE presenting with severe and prolonged motor weakness.
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Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Moelle spinale
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Syringomyélie
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Thalamus
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Noyaux gris centraux
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Encéphale
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Mésencéphale
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Imagerie par résonance magnétique
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Encéphalite japonaise
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Capsule interne
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Asiatiques
Limites du sujet:
Adulte
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Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
Année:
2015
Type:
Article
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