Bilateral substantia nigra changes on MRI in a patient with encephalitis lethargica.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 33-year-old woman admitted for meningoencephalitis had features of encephalitis lethargica develop on her third day of illness. She had ophthalmoplegia, akinetic mutism, and prominent extrapyramidal signs consisting of lip and hand tremors, cogwheel rigidity, and facial bradykinesia.
Medical subject headings
- Encephalitis
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Substantia Nigra