MRI findings of recurrent herpes simplex encephalitis in an infant

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 725-728

  Tokumaru, Aya M ^a   Horiuchi, Katsuyuki ^a   Kaji, Tatsumi ^a   Kohyama, Shinya ^a   Sakata, Ikuto ^a   Kusano, Shoichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain; Child; Encephalitis; Herpes simplex; MRI

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DEXAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DISEASE DURATION; FEVER; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SUBICULUM; TEMPORAL LOBE; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0141730332     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-003-1001-y     Document Type: Article

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