Lavi E S, Sklar E M
Department of Radiology, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1115 NW 14th Street, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2001 Aug;22(7):1380-2.
The case of a 61-year-old woman who presented with herpes labialis, subclinical meningitis, and sudden onset of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is presented. Contrast-enhanced MR imaging showed marked bilateral enhancement of the intracanalicular portion of the eighth cranial nerve, right cochlea, and left vestibule. Polymerase chain reaction was positive for human herpesvirus 1 obtained from the cerebral spinal fluid, which suggested the diagnosis of viral neuritis.