Magnetic resonance imaging in an unusual presentation of herpes encephalitis.
We report a patient with herpes simplex virus encephalitis who presented with left hemiparesis and progressed to aphasia and generalized spasticity. Computerized axial brain tomography with and without infusion of contrast medium was normal, as were the cerebrospinal fluid findings. However, magnetic resonance imaging scan and brain biopsy, were diagnostic of herpes simplex encephalitis.
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Loyola University Medical Center, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois.
Patel
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Krieger
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Schnitzler
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Zvolanek
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Epstein
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D002648:Child; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006561:Herpes Simplex; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography