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"Clinical presentation "

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"Aetiology "

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"Treatment and prognosis "

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"T2: the degree of signal hyperintensity within the substantia nigra may be varied in terms of symmetry and laterality ⁵"

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Personal Names

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"SLEV received its name following the 1933 St. Louis, Missouri epidemic, having affected nearly 40% of the population ². 8 genotypes have since been identified, three of which are widely distributed and prevalent across mostly eastern and central states within the United States (genotypes I and II) and South America (genotype V). In 2019, 14 cases of neuroinvasive SLEV were reported in the United States ³."

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Emphasis

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"SLEV is maintained in a mosquito-bird-mosquito transmission network across a diverse range of bird species, aquatic ecosystems and locations. Mosquitoes of the Culex genus are the vector ³."

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Ranges

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"Only supportive treatment is available, with mortality ranging from 5-15% ³. The risk of death increases with age and is reported as 20% in the over-60s ⁵. There is no vaccine available."

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"Murray Valley encephalitis"

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"West Nile virus encephalitis"

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"Japanese encephalitis"

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"Powassan Virus encephalitis"

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H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Clinical presentation "

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"Aetiology "

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"Treatment and prognosis "

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"To a lesser extent, incidence of SLEV infection in southern South America (genotype III), Columbia (genotype IV), Panama (genotypes IV and VI), Argentina (genotype VII) and the Amazon, Brazil (genotype VIII) has been reported ²."

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