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2307-8960 (online) |
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| Category |
Infectious Diseases |
| Manuscript Type |
Case Report |
| Article Title |
Cauda equina arachnoiditis – a rare manifestation of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease: A case report
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Marija Santini, Ivana Zupetic, Klaudija Viskovic, Juraj Krznaric, Marko Kutlesa, Vladimir Krajinovic, Vlatka Lovrakovic Polak, Vladimir Savic, Irena Tabain, Ljubo Barbic, Maja Bogdanic, Vladimir Stevanovic, Anna Mrzljak and Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek |
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| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
| Funding Agency |
Grant Number |
| Croatian Science Foundation |
IP06-2016 |
| European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme |
653316 |
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| Corresponding Author |
Marija Santini, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department for Intensive Care Medicine and Neuroinfectology, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr Fran Mihaljevic"，School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb 10000, Croatia. maria marijasantini.ms@gmail.com |
| Key Words |
West Nile virus; Central nervous system infection; Cauda equina; Magnetic resonance; Neuroinvasive disease; Case report |
| Core Tip |
Data regarding neuroradiology features of the West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease is scarce and cauda equina arachnoiditis is rare. We discuss a case of West Nile virus encephalitis and acute flaccid paresis of the lower extremities, with cauda equina arachnoiditis with focus on diagnostic management. |
| Publish Date |
2020-09-04 08:47 |
| Citation |
Santini M, Zupetic I, Viskovic K, Krznaric J, Kutlesa M, Krajinovic V, Lovrakovic Polak V, Savic V, Tabain I, Barbic L, Bogdanic M, Stevanovic V, Mrzljak A, Vilibic-Cavlek T. Cauda equina arachnoiditis – a rare manifestation of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(17): 3797-3803 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v8/i17/3797.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i17.3797 |
