Diffusion-weighted imaging findings on MRI as the sole radiographic findings in a child with proven herpes simplex encephalitis.
We present a case of herpes simplex encephalitis in an 8-year-old girl, in whom hyperintensity was detected on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) while conventional MRI sequences were normal 1 week after the onset of neurological symptoms. This case is rare in that a child beyond the neonatal period with focal herpes simplex encephalitis had an abnormal DWI sequence as the only MRI finding.
Obeid
Makram
M
Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th St., Lubbock, TX 79430, USA. makram.obeid@ttuhsc.edu
Franklin
Jeremy
J
Shrestha
Shraddha
S
Johnson
Lara
L
Quattromani
Frank
F
Hurst
Daniel
D
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans