title: Bilateral temporal cysts in a case of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) usually demonstrates changes in white matter signal intensity, cerebral atrophy, or, in early disease, normal findings. We observed bilateral cystic temporal lobe lesions in a patient with early stage SSPE. Other degenerative conditions associated with such lesions were ruled out based on a normal head circumference, the absence of white matter changes, and normal cerebrospinal fluid lactate level. This observation suggests the inclusion of SSPE in the differential diagnosis of cystic white matter lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. banlar@hacettepe.edu.tr
authors.forename: Banu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Anlar
authors.forename: Kalbiye
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yalaz
authors.forename: Isil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Saatci
mesh_terms: D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008457:Measles / Q000276:immunology; D013344:Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*