title: MR imaging of herpes simplex type 1 encephalitis in infants and young children: a separate pattern of findings.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We sought to identify the initial MR findings of herpes simplex encephalitis in infants and young children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MR imaging findings of herpes encephalitis in infants and young children appear to differ from those seen in neonates, older children, and adults. Appreciation of this MR imaging pattern coupled with a strong clinical suspicion of herpes helps to ensure the correct diagnosis is made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Wippold
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Schlesinger
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Storch
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male