Acute encephalitis associated with measles: MRI features

K. Y. Lee; W. H. Cho; S. H. Kim; H. D. Kim; I. O. Kim

doi:10.1007/s00234-002-0884-x

Acute encephalitis associated with measles: MRI features

K. Y. Lee, W. H. Cho, S. H. Kim, H. D. Kim, I. O. Kim

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We document the MRI features in six patients aged 5-14 years with acute encephalitis following measles. The diagnosis was made on a characteristic morbiliform rash and detection of specific IgM and IgG antibodies. The symptoms of encephalitis occurred 1-11 days after the appearance of the rash. All patients underwent MRI within 1-4 days of the onset of neurological symptoms. Diffusion weighted images (DWI) were obtained in three patients. In all patients, T2-weighted images showed widely distributed, multifocal high signal in both cerebral hemispheres with swelling of the cortex, with bilateral, symmetrical involvement of the putamen and caudate nucleus. The lesions had showed low apparent diffusion coefficients. Three patients showed subacute gyriform haemorrhage, and asymmetrical gyriform contrast enhancement on follow-up MRI.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	100-106
Number of pages	7
Journal	Neuroradiology
Volume	45
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-002-0884-x
Publication status	Published - 2003 Feb 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Brain
Infection
Magnetic resonance imaging
Measles

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Clinical Neurology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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