Role of Advanced MRI Brain Sequences in Diagnosing Neurological Complications of Scrub Typhus

Shikha Sood, Sanjeev Sharma, Shweta KhannaJournal of Clinical Imaging Science 2015 5(1):11-11Scrub typhus is a rare disease affecting many organs and causing vasculitis by affecting the endothelium of blood vessels. Review of literature shows that there are only a few case reports describing the neuroradiological manifestations of scrub typhus. This case report describes how newer and advanced MRI sequences are able to diagnose neurological complications of scrub typhus, such as hemorrhages, meningoencephalitis, infarctions, cranial nerve involvement, thrombosis, and hypoperfusion, that are not picked up on routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences.
Source: Journal of Clinical Imaging Science - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research