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| Year : 2022 | Volume
: 70
| Issue : 2 | Page : 767--771 |
Corticospinal Tract Involvement in MRI of Neuromelioidosis: Report of Three Cases with a Review of Clinicoradiological Features
Joe Vimal Raj1, Krishnan Nagarajan1, Kasinathan Ananthanarayanan1, Rathinam P Swaminathan1, Chanaveerappa Bammigatti2
1 Departments of Radio-Diagnosis, Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research JIPMER, Pondicherry, India
2 Departments of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research JIPMER, Pondicherry, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Krishnan Nagarajan
Professor of Radio-Diagnosis, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research JIPMER, Pondicherry
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.344622
Melioidosis is gram-negative bacterial infection endemic in parts of Australia and Asia with significant morbidity and mortality. It is acquired in wet rainy seasons through occupational and recreational activities. Although central nervous system (CNS) involvement is seen in less than 10%, it can have severe sequelae. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) findings in reported cases have shown predominant brain stem and frontoparietal involvement. We present three pediatric cases of neuromelioidosis in which corticospinal tract involvement was a characteristic finding.
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