Mpox: management
Evidence-based neurology checklist on mpox: management: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Diffuse cerebral oedema Hyperintensity in the thalamus, brainstem and posterior parietal cortex Meningeal enhancement Longitudinally extensive central spinal cord lesions Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis…
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Diffuse cerebral oedema
- Hyperintensity in the thalamus, brainstem and posterior parietal cortex
- Meningeal enhancement
- Longitudinally extensive central spinal cord lesions
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Other investigations
Treatment
Predictors of severe disease
References
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