Japanese B Encephalitis and Uremic Encephalopathy in Same Patient with MRI Brain Imaging

Abstract

Japanese B Encephalitis is a viral disease, which presents with multiple findings in brain. Uremic encephalopathy is also a known cause of multiple signal changes in brain. We present a case of a 30 yr male patient who was having Japanese encephalitis and was also having acute renal problems leading to uremic encephalopathy. The patient did not have any renal problem before. Diagnosis was confirmed by CSF examination for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) by RT-PCR, which was positive, and renal function test. To our knowledge, MR imaging findings of encephalopathy in same patient caused by Japanese B and hyperuremia have not been reported. Possibility of Renal failure may be a complication of sequelae of Japanese B encephalitis.