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Neuropediatrics 1994; 25(3): 162-164
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1073016
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Symmetrical External Capsule Lesions in a Patient with Herpes Simplex Encephalitis

S.  Kimura , A.  Nezu , H.  Osaka , K.  Saito
  • Department of Pediatrics, Urafune Hospital of Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
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19 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

A 7-year-old boy had symmetrical transient high signal lesions in the external capsules on T2-weighted image during the recovery phase of herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis. Although this finding has never been reported in HSV or other viral encephalitis, a postinfectious allergic mechanism is suspected in this patient. With the development of magnetic resonance imaging and other neuroimaging studies, a more detailed analysis of central nervous system is now possible.

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Herpes simplex encephalitis - MRI - Postinfectious encephalitis