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Computed tomography (CT) in children with herpes simplex encephalitis

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Computed Tomography (CT) scans were obtained from nine infants with herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSE). The early CT findings were generalized or localized edematous change and a mass effect was also seen in two cases. In the follow-up study two patients showed bilateral gyriform calcification, a rare occurrence in association with intracranial infection. The appearance of multicystic encephalomalacia was evident in one patient 3 months after the onset of disease. It is shown that the CT findings of neonates and young children with HSE are different from those of adults.

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Taccone, A., Gambaro, G., Ghiorzi, M. et al. Computed tomography (CT) in children with herpes simplex encephalitis. Pediatr Radiol 19, 9–12 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02388400

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