MR findings in WNV meningoencephalomyelitis
| Patient No./Age (y)/Sex | History | MRI Brain | DWI Avail. | Brain MRI Findings | Follow-Up MRI/Other | MRI Spine | Spine MRI Findings | Figures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/75/M | R/o Stroke | W/o | Yes | Right frontal lobe infarct | 5A, -B | |||
| 2/40/M | Encephalitis, extremity weakness | W/ and w/o | Yes | Pons, cerebellar peduncle | MRI brain | W/ and w/o | Cord lesion, nerve root enhancement | 1A–G |
| 3/75/F | Headache | W/o | Yes | Negative | ||||
| 4/79/F | After open heart surgery, r/o stroke | W/o | Yes | Thalamus | W/o | Degenerative changes | ||
| 5/54/M | Meningitis | W/ and w/o | Mesial temporal lobe b/l | |||||
| 6/82/F | Meningitis | W/ and w/o | Yes | Acute lacunar infarct left internal capsule | ||||
| 7/49/M | R/o Stroke | W/ and w/o | Yes | Negative | ||||
| 8/83/M | R/o Stroke | W/ and w/o | Yes | Left PCA infarct | ||||
| 9/62/M | Encephalitis | W and w/o | Yes | Negative | ||||
| 10/74/M | R/o Stroke | W/o | Yes | Negative | W/ and w/o | Negative | ||
| 11/51/M | After renal and pancreatic transplant, r/o stroke | W/ and w/o | Yes | Cerebral white matter, midbrain, temporal lobe | Autopsy | 3A–G | ||
| 12/76/M | Encephalitis | W/ and w/o | Yes | Mesial temporal lobe | ||||
| 13/85/F | Meningoencephalitis | W/ and w/o | Yes | Mesial temporal lobe | ||||
| 14/76/M | Encephalitis | W/ and w/o | Yes | Negative | W/ and w/o | Degenerative changes | ||
| 15/82/M | Extremity weakness | W/ and w/o | Dural enhancement | W/ and w/o | Enhancement of conus and nerve roots | |||
| 16/80/M | Meningitis, extremity weakness | W/ and w/o | Cervical cord lesion, enhancement conus and cauda equina | 4A, -B | ||||
| 17/49/F | Encephalitis, extremity weakness | W/ and w/o | Yes | Cerebral white matter, mesial temporal lobe thalamus, red nucleus substantia nigra dentate nucleus, cerebellum | 3 MRI brain/biopsies | 2A–Q |
Note.—W/ indicates with contrast; w/o, without contrast.