Radiopaedia Helpers

Between And

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"Incubation period for the virus is between 4 to 15 days ⁸."

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Strong List Colon Position

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"DWI: variable restricted diffusion"

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"T1: low signal"

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"T2/FLAIR: high signal"

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"GRE/SWI: patchy low signal blooming artifact"

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Acronyms

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"Japanese encephalitis is caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus, a single-stranded RNA flavivirus. Domestic pigs and wild birds are reservoirs for the virus, which is spread by vector mosquitoes of the Culex species ⁷."

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Emphasis

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"Japanese encephalitis is caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus, a single-stranded RNA flavivirus. Domestic pigs and wild birds are reservoirs for the virus, which is spread by vector mosquitoes of the Culex species ⁷."

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Strong

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"Radiologists may face a diagnostic challenge when CT/MRI findings of both Japanese encephalitis and neurocysticercosis (NCC) are seen in the same patient ¹."

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"Radiologists may face a diagnostic challenge when CT/MRI findings of both Japanese encephalitis and neurocysticercosis (NCC) are seen in the same patient ¹."

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"Radiologists may face a diagnostic challenge when CT/MRI findings of both Japanese encephalitis and neurocysticercosis (NCC) are seen in the same patient ¹."

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"Radiologists may face a diagnostic challenge when CT/MRI findings of both Japanese encephalitis and neurocysticercosis (NCC) are seen in the same patient ¹."

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Oxford Comma

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"Neurological symptoms are often preceded by a prodromal phase that may last for a few days. This includes non-specific symptoms such as fever, headache, nausea, vomiting and myalgia ⁸."

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"As the disease progresses, patients then present with encephalitic symptoms such as confusion, agitation, psychosis and seizures ⁸."

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There Is

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"Management of Japanese encephalitis is supportive. There are no specific treatments available ⁸."

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Inline EG

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"other flavivirus encephalitides (e.g. Murray Valley encephalitis, West Nile fever, dengue encephalitis)"

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Semicolons

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"Theoretically, both Japanese encephalitis and neurocysticercosis share some common epidemiological factors; and in both conditions, pig acts as the intermediate carrier. Studies show that the occurrence of Japanese encephalitis and neurocysticercosis in the same patient is not just a coincidence, albeit, neurocysticercosis predisposes a person to Japanese encephalitis infection ¹¹. Keeping in mind this fact may help radiologists and clinicians in proper and early management of the patient who present with mixed clinical scenario."

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