Neurorickettsioses: A Rare Presentation with Stroke in a Young Adult

Acute stroke-like presentations due to rickettsial infections have been sparsely reported in literature. We report a young patient who presented with high grade fever and acute encephalopathy with right hemiplegia. CT head showed left cerebral, bilateral thalamic and midbrain infarcts. The stroke...

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Main Authors: Praveen Kumar S, Pramod K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4996/9646_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(NC_AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf