TY - JOUR T1 - West Nile Virus: Case Report with MR Imaging Findings JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 1376 LP - 1378 VL - 24 IS - 7 AU - Humberto Rosas AU - Franz J. Wippold II Y1 - 2003/08/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/24/7/1376.abstract N2 - Summary: We report a case of serologically proved West Nile virus encephalitis. Striking bilateral hyperintensities were noted in the basal ganglia and thalami on T2-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery MR images, similar to previous accounts of the imaging findings in cases of Japanese encephalitis. Recognition of the MR imaging appearance of this entity is important because of the expanding epidemic. ER -