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3927670

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-8-30
pubmed:abstractText
The computed tomographic (CT) findings in six cases of neonatal herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) are reviewed and compared with previous reports. The diagnoses were made on the basis of isolation of the virus from a brain biopsy specimen in one case, from cerebrospinal fluid in two cases, from tracheal aspirate in one case, and on clinical grounds in two cases. Five infants survived; all had significant neurologic deficits. CT showed bilateral cerebral involvement with relative sparing of the lower neuraxis in all cases. Bilateral patchy low-density zones involving the periventricular white matter more than the cortical gray matter were seen initially in four of the six infants. Hemorrhage and/or calcifications in the thalamus, insular cortex, periventricular white matter, and along the corticomedullary junction were present in five infants. Severe cerebral necrosis eventually resulted in all six infants. Unlike older patients, only one infant had predominantly temporal lobe involvement. These findings agree with the CT descriptions reported by others.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0195-6108
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
539-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Herpes simplex encephalitis: CT findings in the neonate and young infant.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article