Cornelius, Leema PaulineElango, NeerajJeyaram, Venkateswaran Kuttava2023-08-092023-08-092022-07Cornelius Leema Pauline, Elango Neeraj, Jeyaram Venkateswaran Kuttava. Japanese encephalitis presenting as transverse myelitis: An uncommon presentation. Indian Journal of Case Reports. 2022 Jul; 8(7): 222-2242454-13032454-129Xhttp://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/222277Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) is the main cause of viral encephalitis in South East Asia. Commonly, it presents as an acute encephalitic syndrome with fever, headache, seizures, and altered sensorium as clinical manifestations. However, there can be atypical presentations such as acute transverse myelitis (ATM) as the initial manifestation. Clinicians should be aware of such possibilities and myelitis due to the JE virus should be considered as a differential in children presenting with encephalomyelitisAcute transverse myelitisJapanese encephalitisParaparesisJournal ArticleIndiaProfessorAssistant Professor, Department of Paediatric Neurology, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India