"Enterovirus 71 (EV71), an enterovirus of the family Picornaviridae, may lead to a polio-like brainstem encephalitis and acute flaccid paralysis. MRI of EV71 encephalitis typically shows hyperintense lesions on T2WI located within the brainstem and dentate nuclei of the cerebellum.45 In some patients, lesions may expand to the spinal cord, thalamus, and putamen. In some patients, DWI is able to demonstrate hyperintense changes in the posterior medulla without other brain abnormalities on T1WI or T2WI on the first day of neurological deterioration, underlining the superiority of DWI in early detection of infectious CNS disease compared with results of T2WI or contrast enhanced T1WI.46"
Further, Dr. de la Rocha has a vested interest in the West Nile Virus, and in fact is a Co-author on the subject of estimating the "Prevalence of West Nile Virus Infection", West Nile virus is like the flu.
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