Video Anthology of Movement Disorders Due to Infections in South Asia.

ABSTRACT: South Asia, encompassing many populous countries including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, is home to a wide variety of infectious diseases several of which are disproportionately prevalent, endemic or distinctive to the region. These result in considerable morbidity and mortality, which can be greatly reduced through public-health measures, timely diagnosis and treatment. Some of these infectious diseases have neurological manifestations including movement disorders either due to the pathogen being neuroinvasive or via an immune-mediated response. For diseases such as Japanese encephalitis, movement disorders are the primary manifestation while for others, they can be a presenting feature. Thus, recognizing these movement disorders is often crucial to the diagnosis of the particular infe

SUBMITTER: Aggarwal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8354078 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature