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We describe an 8-year-old boy with fatal herpes simplex encephalitis in whom CT performed 2 days following the onset of symptoms apparently demonstrated an extensive infarct.
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Lahat, E., Smetana, Z., Aladjem, M. et al. A lesion simulating a cerebellar infarct on CT in a child with herpes simplex encephalitis. Neuroradiology 35, 339–340 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588363
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