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Herpes simplex virus encephalitis: Progression of lesion shown by CT

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Computed tomography (CT) of six patients with herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE) showed a deep temporal low attenuation with patchy enhancement after contrast injection in the acute phase of the disease. The involvement progressed in all surviving patients, all of whom were treated with adenine arabinoside.

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Bei sechs Patienten mit einer Herpes-Simplex-Virus-Encephalitis (HSVE) wurde im Computer-Tomogramm eine temporo-basale Raumforderung mit erniedrigter Dichte festgestellt, die in der akuten Krankheitsphase nach Kontrastmittelinjektion eine deutliche Anreicherung zeigte. Verlaufs-CT-Untersuchungen ließen bei den überlebenden Patienten eine Größenzunahme der Zone erniedrigter Dichte, diesmal jedoch ohne Kontrastmittelanreicherung, erkennen.

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  1. Departments of Neurology and Diagnostic Radiology, University of Helsinki, Finland

    M. Koskiniemi & L. Ketonen

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Koskiniemi, M., Ketonen, L. Herpes simplex virus encephalitis: Progression of lesion shown by CT. J Neurol 225, 9–13 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00313456

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