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Bilateral substantia nigra changes on MRI in a patient with encephalitis lethargica.

Kun, L N; Yian, S Y; Haur, L S; Tjia, H.

Neurology ; 53(8): 1860-2, 1999 Nov 10.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10563641

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A 33-year-old woman admitted for meningoencephalitis had features of encephalitis lethargica develop on her third day of illness. She had ophthalmoplegia, akinetic mutism, and prominent extrapyramidal signs consisting of lip and hand tremors, cogwheel rigidity, and facial bradykinesia.

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Encephalitis/diagnosis , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Substantia Nigra/pathology , Acute Disease , Adult , Akinetic Mutism/complications , Encephalitis/complications , Extrapyramidal Tracts/physiopathology , Facial Muscles/physiopathology , Female , Humans , Muscle Rigidity/complications , Muscular Diseases/complications , Muscular Diseases/physiopathology , Ophthalmoplegia/complications , Tremor/complications

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