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.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Hospital, Japan.
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