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American Journal of Neuroradiology 23:632-634, April 2002
© 2002 American Society of Neuroradiology

Case Report
SPINE

Radiculomyelitic Rabies: Can MR Imaging Help?

Ravi V. Desai^a, Vivek Jain^b, Paramjeet Singh^a, Sunit Singhi^b and Bishen Dass Radotra^c

^a Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
^b Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
^c Department of Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Address reprint requests to Sunit Singhi, MD, Additional Professor, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India 160012

Summary: Radiculomyelitic (silent) rabies and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis have similar clinical presentations but distinct management and prognostic implications. It is thus important to differentiate between the two antemortem. Because of their distinct pathologic abnormalities, MR imaging may be helpful in distinguishing between the two entities. We report a case in which MR imaging helped us to diagnose silent rabies antemortem, which was subsequently confirmed at autopsy.

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