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==Overview==
==Overview==
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of Saint Louis encephalitis. Findings on MRI are suggestive of Saint Louis encephalitis include substantia nigra edema and restricted diffusion in the basal ganglia and thalamus.
[[MRI]] is the imaging modality of choice for St. Louis encephalitis. Findings of St. Louis encephalitis include [[substantia nigra]] edema, [[hemorrhage]], and restricted diffusion in the [[basal ganglia]] and [[thalamus]].<ref name=SLEVCR>St. Louis Encephalitis and the Substantia Nigra: MR Imaging Evaluation.(1999). http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.321.6020&rep=rep1&type=pdf Accessed on July 27, 2016</ref><ref name=SLEVRP>Flavivirus encephalitis. Radiopaedia.org (2015).http://radiopaedia.org/articles/flavivirus-encephalitis Accessed on July 27, 2016</ref><ref name="pmid10634457">{{cite journal| author=Wasay M, Diaz-Arrastia R, Suss RA, Kojan S, Haq A, Burns D et al.| title=St Louis encephalitis: a review of 11 cases in a 1995 Dallas, Tex, epidemic. | journal=Arch Neurol | year= 2000 | volume= 57 | issue= 1 | pages= 114-8 | pmid=10634457 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10634457  }} </ref>


==MRI==
==MRI==
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of Saint Louis encephalitis. Findings on MRI are suggestive of Saint Louis encephalitis include substantia nigra edema and restricted diffusion in the basal ganglia and thalamus. Other symptoms visible on the MRI are:
[[MRI]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of St. Louis encephalitis. Findings on [[MRI]] include:<ref name=SLEVCR>St. Louis Encephalitis and the Substantia Nigra: MR Imaging Evaluation.(1999). http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.321.6020&rep=rep1&type=pdf Accessed on July 27, 2016</ref><ref name=SLEVRP>Flavivirus encephalitis. Radiopaedia.org (2015).http://radiopaedia.org/articles/flavivirus-encephalitis Accessed on July 27, 2016</ref><ref name="pmid10634457">{{cite journal| author=Wasay M, Diaz-Arrastia R, Suss RA, Kojan S, Haq A, Burns D et al.| title=St Louis encephalitis: a review of 11 cases in a 1995 Dallas, Tex, epidemic. | journal=Arch Neurol | year= 2000 | volume= 57 | issue= 1 | pages= 114-8 | pmid=10634457 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10634457  }} </ref>


*Seizures or other abnormalities.
*[[Seizures]] or other [[abnormalities]]
*Nonconvulsive status epilepticus.
*[[Nonconvulsive status epilepticus]]
*Substantia nigra edema.
*[[Substantia nigra]] edema
*T2 hyperintensity in the basal ganglia and thalamus.
*T2 hyperintensity in the [[basal ganglia]] and [[thalamus]]
*Haemorrhage.
*[[Hemorrhage]]
*Diffuse tremulousness
*Diffuse tremulousness


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[[File:St. Louis encephalitis MRI.png|500px|thumb|left|MRI of patient with St. Louis encephalitis]]


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2]; Contributor(s): Irfan Dotani [3]

Overview

MRI is the imaging modality of choice for St. Louis encephalitis. Findings of St. Louis encephalitis include substantia nigra edema, hemorrhage, and restricted diffusion in the basal ganglia and thalamus.[1][2][3]

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MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of St. Louis encephalitis. Findings on MRI include:[1][2][3]

MRI of patient with St. Louis encephalitis
















References

  1. 1.0 1.1 St. Louis Encephalitis and the Substantia Nigra: MR Imaging Evaluation.(1999). http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.321.6020&rep=rep1&type=pdf Accessed on July 27, 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 Flavivirus encephalitis. Radiopaedia.org (2015).http://radiopaedia.org/articles/flavivirus-encephalitis Accessed on July 27, 2016
  3. 3.0 3.1 Wasay M, Diaz-Arrastia R, Suss RA, Kojan S, Haq A, Burns D; et al. (2000). "St Louis encephalitis: a review of 11 cases in a 1995 Dallas, Tex, epidemic". Arch Neurol. 57 (1): 114–8. PMID 10634457.


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