The mite-borne rickettsial zoonosis scrub typhus is widely prevalent in parts of Southeast
and Far East Asia, and northern Australia. The disease is an acute febrile illness, associated …

Background Scrub typhus is prevalent in India although definite statistics are not available.
There has been only one study on scrub typhus meningitis 20 years ago. Most reports of …

Objective To evaluate the neurological manifestations of scrub typhus and correlate their
clinical, EEG and MRI findings. Methods A cross-sectional study over 2 years included …

Objective To present the clinical, lab profile and outcome of a series of six children who had
features of meningoencephalitis (median age of 10.5 y) diagnosed as confirmed scrub …

Parkinsonism with myoclonus is rarely associated with infectious disease in adults. We
present a 55-year-old man experiencing acute onset bilateral limb tremor, rigidity, and …

Scrub typhus, an acute febrile infectious disease prevalent in the 'tsutsugamushi triangle', is
a mite-born rickettsial zoonosis, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. The clinical presentation …

2. Donkol RH, Moghazy KM, Abolenin A. Assessment of gray matter heterotopia by magnetic
resonance imaging. World J Radiol 2012; 4: 90-6. 3. Barkovich AJ. Morphologic …

Background Scrub typhus is a re-emerging infection in Sri Lanka. It often poses a diagnostic
challenge and tends to present as a febrile illness of uncertain origin. Undiagnosed illness …

Objectives The involvement of the central nervous system in the form of meningitis or
meningoencephalitis is common in scrub typhus and is an important differential diagnosis of …

Central nervous system (CNS) involvement of scrub typhus infection is well known. Most
CNS involvement of scrub typhus infection present as meningitis or encephalitis. We report …