Herpes encephalitis: MR monitoring of response to acyclovir therapy.
Viral encephalitis secondary to herpes simplex virus type I is thought to be the single most important cause of fatal, sporadic encephalitis in the United States. Magnetic resonance not only improves early diagnosis of herpes encephalitis but also is effective in documenting response to antiviral therapy.
Lester
J W
JW
Department of Radiology, Memorial Medical Center, Inc., Savannah, GA 31403.
Carter
M P
MP
Reynolds
T L
TL
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000212:Acyclovir