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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2009; 19(04): 301-304
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.57214
Neuroradiology

Case Report: Magnetic resonance imaging in rabies encephalitis

Arekapudi Subramanyeswara Rao
Department of Radiology and Neurology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, 1-8-31/1, Minister Road, Secunderabad - 500 003, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Dandu Ravi Varma
Department of Radiology and Neurology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, 1-8-31/1, Minister Road, Secunderabad - 500 003, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Mamidi Venkata Chalapathi Rao
Department of Radiology and Neurology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, 1-8-31/1, Minister Road, Secunderabad - 500 003, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Surat Mohandas
Department of Radiology and Neurology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, 1-8-31/1, Minister Road, Secunderabad - 500 003, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Abstract

Rabies encephalitis is an invariably fatal disease characterized by typical clinical symptoms. Although the diagnosis of this condition can be made on the basis of the patient′s history and the classical clinical presentation, neuroimaging may still play a role, especially for establishing an early diagnosis in cases with atypical presentations or when the history of animal bite is not forthcoming. We report the MRI findings in a case of furious rabies encephalitis and describe the utility of diffusion imaging in its diagnosis.

Keywords

Encephalitis. MRI - rabies


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Article published online:
02 August 2021

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