Published ahead of print on June 19, 2008
doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1133
Chikungunya Encephalomyeloradiculitis: Report of 2 Cases with Neuroimaging and 1 Case with Autopsy Findings
K. Ganesana,
A. Diwanb,
S.K. Shankarc,
S.B. Desaid,
G.S. Sainanid and
S.M. Katrake
a Department of CT and MRI, Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India
b Department of Neurology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India
c Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
d Department of Radiology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India
e Department of Neurology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India

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Fig 1. A, Bilateral frontoparietal white matter lesions with restricted diffusion. B, Postcontrast enhancement on T1WI fat-saturated images and mild ventriculomegaly. C, Postcontrast T1WI fat-saturated axial images at the L4 level reveal enhancement of ventral nerve roots (arrow).
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Fig 2. A, Foci of demyelination in subcortical white matter (Luxol Fast Blue stain, 20x). B, Perivascular lymphocytic basal ganglia infiltrates (H&E stain, 20x).
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