Acute disseminated encephalitis documented by magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography. Report of a case.
A 16-year-old girl developed left hemispheric deficits, which were followed by clouding of consciousness, quadriplegia, and subcortical blindness. Although we could not demonstrate a recent viral infection, the clinical features, laboratory and radiologic findings strongly suggested the diagnosis acute disseminated encephalitis. Cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities incompletely correlated with the clinical course. In contrast, X-ray computed tomography and particularly magnetic resonance imaging of the head closely reflected disease and improvement.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014740:Vidarabine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014740:Vidarabine