title: CT, MRI and MRS of Epstein-Barr virus infection: case report.
abstract: We report MRI and proton MR spectroscopy (MRS) findings in a 12-month-old girl with Epstein-Barr virus encephalitis. CT and MRI showed focal lesions in the basal ganglia. MRS of the lesions showed decreased N-acetyl aspartate and elevation of some amino acids, indicating an infectious rather than ischemic etiology. This case illustrates the use of MRS to narrow differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. cecil@athena.chmcc.org
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Cecil
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Hedlund
mesh_terms: D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed