Taccone A, Gambaro G, Ghiorzi M, Ferrea G, Gianbartolomei G, Rolando S, Fondelli P
Department of Radiology, Institute G. Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
Pediatr Radiol. 1988;19(1):9-12. doi: 10.1007/BF02388400.
Computed Tomography (CT) scans were obtained from nine infants with herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSE). The early CT findings were generalized or localized edematous change and a mass effect was also seen in two cases. In the follow-up study two patients showed bilateral gyriform calcification, a rare occurrence in association with intracranial infection. The appearance of multicystic encephalomalacia was evident in one patient 3 months after the onset of disease. It is shown that the CT findings of neonates and young children with HSE are different from those of adults.
