Case report. MRI findings of severe Epstein-Barr virus encephalomyelitis.
The MR findings of a clinically severe case of serologically documented Epstein-Barr virus encephalomyelitis are presented, demonstrating hyperintensity on T2-weighted sequences throughout cervical spinal cord, the basal ganglia, and the insular cortex. It is not known whether the preferential involvement of gray matter structures in this case is a typical or unusual feature of this rare entity.
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Department of Radiology, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, NY 10021, USA.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*