{"title":"MR Imaging Patterns and Prognosis in Powassan Virus Encephalitis.","authors":"Pasquale F Finelli","doi":"10.1097/NRL.0000000000000533","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Powassan virus (POWV) encephalitis is an arbovirus infection and the only tick-borne encephalitis serogroup which is present in mainland North America. The magnetic resonance (MR) imaging described with POWV encephalitis is varied, nonspecific, and limited in number, and as such, imaging patterns and outcomes with this arbovirus infection are not well appreciated.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A case report and literature review of the MR imaging associated with POWV encephalitis and correlate of the MR pattern with outcome is considered.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The cerebellar dominant MR imaging pattern was identified in 50% of POWV encephalitis cases and was associated with a 60% fatality rate. POWV encephalitis with prominent cerebellar involvement on MR imaging responded to intravenous steroid.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A cerebellar dominant MR pattern in POWV encephalitis was common, associated with a poor prognosis, and recognition could change management from supportive to life-saving.</p>","PeriodicalId":49758,"journal":{"name":"Neurologist","volume":" ","pages":"103-105"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Neurologist","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NRL.0000000000000533","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"CLINICAL NEUROLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Background: Powassan virus (POWV) encephalitis is an arbovirus infection and the only tick-borne encephalitis serogroup which is present in mainland North America. The magnetic resonance (MR) imaging described with POWV encephalitis is varied, nonspecific, and limited in number, and as such, imaging patterns and outcomes with this arbovirus infection are not well appreciated.
Methods: A case report and literature review of the MR imaging associated with POWV encephalitis and correlate of the MR pattern with outcome is considered.
Results: The cerebellar dominant MR imaging pattern was identified in 50% of POWV encephalitis cases and was associated with a 60% fatality rate. POWV encephalitis with prominent cerebellar involvement on MR imaging responded to intravenous steroid.
Conclusions: A cerebellar dominant MR pattern in POWV encephalitis was common, associated with a poor prognosis, and recognition could change management from supportive to life-saving.
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The Neurologist publishes articles on topics of current interest to physicians treating patients with neurological diseases. The core of the journal is review articles focusing on clinically relevant issues. The journal also publishes case reports or case series which review the literature and put observations in perspective, as well as letters to the editor. Special features include the popular "10 Most Commonly Asked Questions" and the "Patient and Family Fact Sheet," a handy tear-out page that can be copied to hand out to patients and their caregivers.
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