title: Two cases of traumatic head injury mimicking acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion.
abstract: Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion (AESD) presents a distinct clinical course of biphasic seizures and impaired consciousness. These symptoms are followed by reduced diffusion in the subcortical white matter on magnetic resonance imaging that is typically observed between 3 and 9 days after illness onset. Here, we report two cases of traumatic head injury with clinical and radiological features similar to those for AESD. The similarities between our cases and AESD may be useful in understanding the pathogenesis of AESD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Azusa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: nagasehiroaki@msn.com.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagase
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed; D066127:White Matter / Q000473:pathology
keywords: AESD; Acute encephalopathy; Head injury