Polyneuropathy and Cerebral Infarction Complicating Scrub Typhus.
- Author:
Jung Hwa KIM
1
;
Sun A LEE
;
Tae Beom AHN
;
Sung Sang YOON
;
Key Chung PARK
;
Dae Il CHANG
;
Kyung Cheon CHUNG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Scrub typhus; Guillain-Barre syndrome; Cerebral infarction
- MeSH: Ataxia; Brain; Cerebral Infarction; Guillain-Barre Syndrome; Hearing Loss; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; Humans; Infarction; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Middle Aged; Neck; Polyneuropathies; Scrub Typhus
- From:Journal of Clinical Neurology 2008;4(1):36-39
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: We describe a 64-year-old man with scrub typhus who presented with both polyneuropathy and cerebral infarction. A eurological examination revealed a confused mental state, stiff neck, hearing impairment, symmetric weakness, sensory loss, and ataxia. Electrophysiologic studies showed demyelinating sensorimotor polyneuropathy and sensorineural hearing loss. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed multiple infarctions. Brain involvement or polyneuropathy associated with scrub typhus has been rarely reported, and the pathogenic mechanism underlying the multiple neurological complications remains to be elucidated.
