Infantile acute encephalopathy with combined symmetrical hypodensities in the thalami and the putamen on computed tomography.
An eight-month-old boy with clinical features of acute encephalopathy with symmetrical low-density areas in the thalami and the putamen on computed tomography is presented. These particular computed tomography features suggest potential aetiology common to acute encephalopathy with low-density areas in the thalami and infantile bilateral striatal necrosis with an acute onset. The therapeutic consideration of these conditions is also discussed.
Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Hospital, Japan.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003128:Coma; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005990:Glycerol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011699:Putamen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013788:Thalamus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D005990:Glycerol; D010634:Phenobarbital