PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Einsiedel, Lloyd
AU  - Kat, Evelyn
AU  - Ravindran, Janakan
AU  - Slavotinek, John
AU  - Gordon, David L.
TI  - MR Findings in Murray Valley Encephalitis
DP  - 2003 Aug 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1379--1382
VI  - 24
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/24/7/1379.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/24/7/1379.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2003 Aug 01; 24
AB  - Summary: Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) is caused by a flavivirus related to West Nile and St. Louis encephalitis viruses. We report a case of MVE resulting in quadriplegia and respiratory failure. MR imaging demonstrated thalamic hyperintensity on T2-weighted images, with similar involvement of the red nucleus, substantia nigra, and cervical cord. These findings preceded serologic diagnosis and are similar to those of Japanese encephalitis. In the appropriate setting, thalamic T2 hyperintensity is suggestive of flavivirus infection.