Isolated temporal lobe involvement in Japanese encephalitis.
Temporal lobe involvement on neuroimaging is extremely rare in Japanese encephalitis (JE) and isolated temporal lobe involvement on neuroimaging has rarely been described in the literature. With isolated temporal lobe involvement, distinguishing JE from the treatable Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) can be difficult. Both JE and HSE should be considered in patients who present clinically with acute encephalitis and have radiological evidence of temporal lobe involvement, especially in JE endemic areas.
Lu
Suat-Jin
SJ
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, National University Hospital, Singapore. suat_jin_lu@hotmail.com
Goh
Poh-Sun
PS
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D004672:Encephalitis, Japanese / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*