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. 2016 Oct-Dec;19(4):516-517.
doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.192385.

The brightening splenium: An imaging hallmark of dengue encephalopathy?

Sachin Sureshbabu  1 , Laxmi Khanna  1 , Sudhir Peter  2 , Elisheba Patras  3 , Gaurav Kumar Mittal  1
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The brightening splenium: An imaging hallmark of dengue encephalopathy?

Sachin Sureshbabu et al. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2016 Oct-Dec.
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1.5 T Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showing varying degrees of diffusion restriction in the splenium of corpus callosum. (a) Subtle diffusion restriction, (b) early dot sign, (c) classic dot sign, (d) expanding dot sign, (e) early boomerang sign, (f) classic boomerang sign
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