A 35-year-old man returns from a trip to rural Japan during the summer monsoon season. He develops sudden-onset high fever, headache, photophobia, nec...

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A 35-year-old man returns from a trip to rural Japan during the summer monsoon season. He develops sudden-onset high fever, headache, photophobia, neck stiffness, and altered consciousness. MRI brain shows signal change in the thalami bilaterally. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Japanese encephalitis

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Dengue encephalitis

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Herpes simplex encephalitis

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Tuberculous meningitis

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Cerebral malaria

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Japanese Encephalitis

A 35-year-old man returns from a trip to rural Japan during the summer monsoon season. He develops sudden-onset high fever, headache, photophobia, neck stiffness, and altered consciousness. MRI brain shows signal change in the thalami bilaterally. What is the most likely diagnosis?