Ces radiol. 2008, 62(4):381-383

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in patient with herpes simplex encephalitisCase report

Zdeněk Seidl1,2, Manuela Vaněčková1, Andrea Burgetová1, Pavla Pokorná3
1 Radiodiagnostická klinika 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha
2 Vysoká škola zdravotnická, Praha
3 Dětská klinika 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha

Authors report a case of one-month-old patient with herpes simplex infection, type 2. No abnormal findings were seen on conventional MRI protocol. Diffusion-weighted MRI performed 5 days after the onset of symptoms revealed restricted diffusion.
Authors recommend immediate, diffusion-weighted MRI and ADC (apparent diffusion coefficient) maps as a standard MRI protocol, when suspicion of herpetic encephalitis exists.

Keywords: DWI, herpetic encephalitis, magnetic resonance imaging
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Práce vznikla za podpory výzkumného záměru MZO/00064165, MSMOO21620849.

Accepted: July 1, 2008; Published: December 1, 2008  Show citation

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Seidl Z, Vaněčková M, Burgetová A, Pokorná P. Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in patient with herpes simplex encephalitis. Ces radiol. 2008;62(4):381-383.
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