[Herpetic meningoencephalitis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: magnetic resonance imaging sequence]

I Hasni Bouraoui; L Hmila; N Arifa; S Hassaoun; W Gamaoun; H Jemni; A Harbi; K Tlili Graiess

doi:10.1016/j.arcped.2010.10.009

[Herpetic meningoencephalitis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: magnetic resonance imaging sequence]

Arch Pediatr. 2011 Jan;18(1):58-61. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2010.10.009. Epub 2010 Dec 3.

[Article in French]

Authors

I Hasni Bouraoui¹, L Hmila, N Arifa, S Hassaoun, W Gamaoun, H Jemni, A Harbi, K Tlili Graiess

Affiliation

¹ Service d'imagerie médicale, CHU Sahloul, Sousse 4000, Tunisia. ibtissemhasni@yahoo.fr

PMID: 21130619
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2010.10.009

Abstract

We report a case of herpetic encephalitis in a 2-year-old girl. Diagnosis was made at 1st by clinical symptoms and MRI and confirmed by lumbar puncture. Forty days later, new neurologic symptoms appeared and MRI diagnosed acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. MRI better demonstrates CNS abnormalities in herpetic encephalitis and may play a major role as a 1st step in early diagnosis, in particular for acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / diagnosis*
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*