Author(s): Pereira,Licia Pacheco ; Villas-Bôas,Rafaela ; Scott,Stephanie Suzanne de Oliveira ; Nóbrega,Paulo Ribeiro ; Sobreira-Neto,Manoel Alves ; Castro,José Daniel Vieira de ; Cavalcante,Bruno ; Braga-Neto,Pedro
Date: 2017
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Chikungunya vírus; Encephalitis; MRI
Abstract Chikungunya, an alphavirus infection presenting with fever, rash, and polyarthritis, is most often an acute febrile illness. Neurologic complications of chikungunya infection have been reported. Here we report the clinical and neuroimaging data of 2 patients with chikungunya-associated encephalitis during the recent Brazilian epidemic.
