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Diffusion-weighted imaging findings on MRI as the sole radiographic findings in a child with proven herpes simplex encephalitis

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We present a case of herpes simplex encephalitis in an 8-year-old girl, in whom hyperintensity was detected on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) while conventional MRI sequences were normal 1 week after the onset of neurological symptoms. This case is rare in that a child beyond the neonatal period with focal herpes simplex encephalitis had an abnormal DWI sequence as the only MRI finding.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th St., Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA

    Makram Obeid, Jeremy Franklin, Shraddha Shrestha, Lara Johnson & Daniel Hurst

  2. Department of Radiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA

    Frank Quattromani

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Obeid, M., Franklin, J., Shrestha, S. et al. Diffusion-weighted imaging findings on MRI as the sole radiographic findings in a child with proven herpes simplex encephalitis. Pediatr Radiol 37, 1159–1162 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-007-0577-z

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