Polyneuropathy and Cerebral Infarction Complicating Scrub Typhus

We describe a 64-year-old man with scrub typhus who presented with both polyneuropathy and cerebral infarction. A eurological examination revealed a confused mental state, stiff neck, hearing impairment, symmetric weakness, sensory loss, and ataxia. Electrophysiologic studies showed demyelinating se...

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Autores principales: Kim, Jung Hwa, Lee, Sun A, Ahn, Tae-Beom, Yoon, Sung Sang, Park, Key Chung, Chang, Dae-Il, Chung, Kyung Cheon
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Neurological Association 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2686884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19513323
http://dx.doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2008.4.1.36
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Sumario:We describe a 64-year-old man with scrub typhus who presented with both polyneuropathy and cerebral infarction. A eurological examination revealed a confused mental state, stiff neck, hearing impairment, symmetric weakness, sensory loss, and ataxia. Electrophysiologic studies showed demyelinating sensorimotor polyneuropathy and sensorineural hearing loss. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed multiple infarctions. Brain involvement or polyneuropathy associated with scrub typhus has been rarely reported, and the pathogenic mechanism underlying the multiple neurological complications remains to be elucidated.

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