Chikungunya virus (CHIK) infection: management

Evidence-based neurology checklist on chikungunya virus (chik) infection: management: Virology It is an RNA alpha virus It is an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae Affected areas are Africa and the Indian subcontinent It is transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes Blood…

Virology

  • It is an RNA alpha virus
  • It is an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae
  • Affected areas are Africa and the Indian subcontinent
  • It is transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes

Blood investigations

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis: features

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain

Treatment

References

  1. Chandak NH, Kashyap RS, Kabra D, et al. Neurological complications of chikungunya virus infection. Neurol India 2009; 57:177-180.
  2. Mahto SK, Gupta PK, Singh A, Meena RC. Atypical neurological manifestations of chikungunya fever: two case reports. Indian J Crit Care Med 2018; 22:306-308.
  3. Khatri H, Shah H, Roy D, Tripathi KM. A case report on chikungunya virus-associated encephalomyelitis. Case Rep Infect Dis 2018; 2018:8904753.
  4. Jain RS, Khan I, Khandelwal K, Saini PK, Chaudhary R. Chikungunya encephalitis presenting as a brainstem syndrome and "boomerang" sign. Neurol India 2018; 66:578-580.
  5. Nobrega PR, Junior PH, Galdino GS, Dias DA, Castro JDV. "Glass Eel" Sign in Chikungunya Myelopathy. Neurology 2023; 100:824-825. 
  6. And 1 more. Subscribe to see the full list

Related checklists

Loading...