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A 3-day-old newborn female was admitted to the hospital with stiffness of the left leg associated with heat and erythematous and vesicular rash. At 6 days old, seizures begin and the rash spreads through the body, being more intense on the face, limbs, and perianal region. There was no fever, mental status changes or other clinical signs. Previous personal history was uneventful, including the delivery. However, the mother had active lip herpes since before birth. Blood and CSF analysis were normal but transfontanelar ultrasound revealed periventricular and thalamic hyperechogenicity (. Figs. 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4).
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Jacinto, J., da Câmara, C.P., Conceição, C. (2018). Case 8. In: Xavier, J., Vasconcelos, C., Ramos, C. (eds) Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61140-2_8
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