title: [Radiological and EEG findings in acute encephalopathy syndromes in children].
abstract: Acute infectious encephalopathy, including influenza associated encephalopathy, is more frequently observed in Japanese infants. MRI is accepted as a more sensitive technique than CT for the diagnosis of encephalopathy. Diffusion weighted images and MR spectroscopy are particularly useful for detecting early changes and metabolic derangements in the brain, respectively. EEG can reflect brain function. In this article, I reviewed radiological and EEG findings in three infectious encephalopathy syndromes, i.e., acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion (AESD), acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood (ANE), and clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS), in which MRI is essential for the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kameda Medical Center.
authors.forename: Jun-ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takanashi
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013577:Syndrome