A case of transient hypodensity of the caudatum and putamen.
Bilateral, approximately symmetrical, hypodense areas located in the caudatum and putamen were seen on CT in a 7-month-old female. These lesions completely disappeared within four weeks in parallel with her clinical signs of muscle hypotonia. Although signs of inflammation were not detected on examination of the blood and cerebrospinal fluid, the etiology of these hypodense lesions was suspected to be a localized viral infection.
Kimura
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Department of Pediatrics, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan.
Kosuge
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Kanaya
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D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011699:Putamen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed