title: [Encephalitis located at bilateral corpus callosum on MRI--a case report].
abstract: A case of viral encephalitis is described. A 38 year-old female was admitted because of high fever accompanied by cough and headaches. Two days after admission the patient began to exhibit abnormal behavior. Cerebrospinal fluid examination revealed pleocytosis. T2-weighted MRI revealed a high-intensity area located in the corpus callosum bilaterally that gradually increased in intensity within several days the patient's behavior returned to normal. The high-intensity area on MRI persisted for several months but diminished in intensity. Rubella may have been the etiology of the encephalitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology and Critical Care Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harimoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000821:virology; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000473:pathology*; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012409:Rubella