Computed tomography (CT) in children with herpes simplex encephalitis
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A Taccone1, G Gambaro, M Ghiorzi
1Department of Radiology, Institute G. Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
Abstract:
Computed Tomography (CT) scans were obtained from nine infants with herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSE). The early CT findings were generalized or localized edematous change and a mass effect was also seen in two cases. In the follow-up study two patients showed bilateral gyriform calcification, a rare occurrence in association with intracranial infection. The appearance of multicystic encephalomalacia was evident in one patient 3 months after the onset of disease. It is shown that the CT findings of neonates and young children with HSE are different from those of adults.
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