Diffusion-weighted MR imaging findings in a patient with herpes simplex encephalitis

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-198

  Heiner, L ^a,b   Demaerel, Ph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIV KLIN FÜR RADIODIAGNOSTIK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging; Herpes simplex encephalitis

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION;

RADIOLOGY;

ACICLOVIR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BRAIN; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 0037367363     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(02)00306-6     Document Type: Article

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