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Volume 25, Number 10—October 2019
Dispatch

Possible Prognostic Value of Serial Brain MRIs in Powassan Virus Encephalitis

Joshua AllgaierComments to Author , Ryan Quarles, and Daniel Skiest
Author affiliations: Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain of a patient with encephalitis caused by Powassan virus, Massachusetts, USA, 2017. A) Initial brain MRI showing high T2 signal abnormality in the bilateral caudate and putamen. B) Noticeable improvement on repeat brain MRI 2 weeks later.

Figure. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain of a patient with encephalitis caused by Powassan virus, Massachusetts, USA, 2017. A) Initial brain MRI showing high T2 signal abnormality in the bilateral caudate and putamen. B) Noticeable improvement on repeat brain MRI 2 weeks later.

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