title: Diffusion-weighted MR imaging findings in a patient with herpes simplex encephalitis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Herpes simplex meningoencephalitis is one of the most common viral central nervous system infection in adults. Early diagnosis is essential for treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of a 68-year-old female patient with herpes simplex infection. On admission, she was in severe clinical condition. Diffusion-weighted (DW) magnetic resonance imaging detected brain involvement better than conventional sequences. After acyclovir therapy, the patient fully recovered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  DW magnetic resonance imaging is expected to provide a more sensitive imaging in herpes simplex patients than conventional sequences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. heiner_lajos@freemail.hu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Heiner
authors.forename: Ph
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Demaerel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans