Possible Prognostic Value of Serial Brain MRIs in Powassan Virus Encephalitis

Possible Prognostic Value of Serial Brain MRIs in Powassan Virus Encephalitis

Powassan virus (POWV) encephalitis is a rare tickborne illness. We describe the clinical course, laboratory findings, and imaging for a patient with POWV in Massachusetts, USA. Clinical presentation and laboratory findings were nonspecific. Improvement on brain magnetic resonance imaging after 2 wee...

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Main Authors: Joshua Allgaier, Ryan Quarles, Daniel Skiest
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Powassan virus
flavivirus
deer tick encephalitis
United States
viruses
magnetic resonance imaging
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/10/18-1262_article
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spelling doaj-96fa1eb9d1da4e43a068df14b3e78ad72020-11-25T01:37:56ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592019-10-0125101956195810.3201/eid2510.181262Possible Prognostic Value of Serial Brain MRIs in Powassan Virus EncephalitisJoshua AllgaierRyan QuarlesDaniel SkiestPowassan virus (POWV) encephalitis is a rare tickborne illness. We describe the clinical course, laboratory findings, and imaging for a patient with POWV in Massachusetts, USA. Clinical presentation and laboratory findings were nonspecific. Improvement on brain magnetic resonance imaging after 2 weeks preceded clinical improvement by months, suggesting possible prognostic value.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/10/18-1262_articlePowassan virusflavivirusdeer tick encephalitisUnited Statesvirusesmagnetic resonance imaging
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Possible Prognostic Value of Serial Brain MRIs in Powassan Virus Encephalitis
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Powassan virus
flavivirus
deer tick encephalitis
United States
viruses
magnetic resonance imaging
author_facet Joshua Allgaier
Ryan Quarles
Daniel Skiest
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title Possible Prognostic Value of Serial Brain MRIs in Powassan Virus Encephalitis
title_short Possible Prognostic Value of Serial Brain MRIs in Powassan Virus Encephalitis
title_full Possible Prognostic Value of Serial Brain MRIs in Powassan Virus Encephalitis
title_fullStr Possible Prognostic Value of Serial Brain MRIs in Powassan Virus Encephalitis
title_full_unstemmed Possible Prognostic Value of Serial Brain MRIs in Powassan Virus Encephalitis
title_sort possible prognostic value of serial brain mris in powassan virus encephalitis
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2019-10-01
description Powassan virus (POWV) encephalitis is a rare tickborne illness. We describe the clinical course, laboratory findings, and imaging for a patient with POWV in Massachusetts, USA. Clinical presentation and laboratory findings were nonspecific. Improvement on brain magnetic resonance imaging after 2 weeks preceded clinical improvement by months, suggesting possible prognostic value.
topic Powassan virus
flavivirus
deer tick encephalitis
United States
viruses
magnetic resonance imaging
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/10/18-1262_article
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