Bilateral thalamic internal medullary lamina involvement in a case of dengue encephalitis

• Main Authors: Ahmad, S.B., Cheong, C.S., Lim, S.Y., Rahmat, K., Rozalli, F.I., Sekaran, S.D., Sulaiman, H., Ponnampalavanar, S., Lim, K.S., Tan, C.T.
• Format: Article
• Published: ASEAN Neurological Association 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18133/; https://www.neurology-asia.org/articles/neuroasia-2016-21(4)-375.pdf

There are 50-100 million dengue infections each year, but dengue encephalitis is relatively uncommon. The aetiology of neuronal injury is proposed to be due to direct viral neurotropism or host immune response-mediated inflammation causing neuronal damage. We report a case of severe dengue encephali...