Encephalitis associated with the chikungunya epidemic outbreak in Brazil: Report of 2 cases with neuroimaging findings

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Chikungunya, an alphavirus infection presenting with fever, rash, and polyarthritis, is most often an acute febrile illness. Neurologic complications of chikungunya infection have been reported. Here we report the clinical and neuroimaging data of 2 patients with chikungunya-associated encephalitis during the recent Brazilian epidemic.

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Pereira, L. P., Villas-Bôas, R., Scott, S. S. de O., Nóbrega, P. R., Sobreira-Neto, M. A., de Castro, J. D. V., … Braga-Neto, P. (2017). Encephalitis associated with the chikungunya epidemic outbreak in Brazil: Report of 2 cases with neuroimaging findings. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 50(3), 413–416. https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0449-2016

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