Transient MR signal changes in the splenium of the corpus callosum in rotavirus encephalopathy: Value of diffusion-weighted imaging

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 825-828

  Kobata, Ritsuyo ^a   Tsukahara, Hirokazu ^a   Nakai, Akio ^a   Tanizawa, Akihiko ^a   Ishimori, Yoshiyuki ^a   Kawamura, Yasutaka ^a   Ushijima, Hiroshi ^b   Mayumi, Mitsufumi ^a  

^a University of Fukui   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain MR; Diffusion weighted image; Rotavirus encephalopathy; Splenial lesion

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION;

BRAIN MR; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGES; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; MR SIGNALS; PROTON DIFFUSION; ROTAVIRUS ENCEPHALOPATHY; ROTAVIRUSES; SIGNAL CHANGES; SPLENIAL LESION;

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

DIAZEPAM;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CYTOTOXICITY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EDEMA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0036760462     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200209000-00028     Document Type: Article

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