title: Computed tomography (CT) in children with herpes simplex encephalitis.
abstract: Computed Tomography (CT) scans were obtained from nine infants with herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSE). The early CT findings were generalized or localized edematous change and a mass effect was also seen in two cases. In the follow-up study two patients showed bilateral gyriform calcification, a rare occurrence in association with intracranial infection. The appearance of multicystic encephalomalacia was evident in one patient 3 months after the onset of disease. It is shown that the CT findings of neonates and young children with HSE are different from those of adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Institute G. Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taccone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gambaro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghiorzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferrea
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gianbartolomei
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rolando
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fondelli
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed