Early diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging findings in neonatal herpes encephalitis

Date

2006

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Kecskes, Zsuzsoka
Kent, Alison
Dhawan, A
Jyoti, R

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Neonatal herpes encephalitis is usually caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 and results in significant morbidity and mortality. Imaging diagnosis with ultrasound, computed tomography scan and conventional magnetic resonance imaging may be normal in the

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Keywords: aciclovir; antibiotic agent; carbamazepine; midazolam; phenobarbital; Apgar score; article; bacterium culture; basal ganglion; case report; cerebral palsy; cerebrospinal fluid analysis; cerebrospinal fluid cytology; clinical feature; diffusion weighted im Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging; Herpes simplex; Neonatal herpes encephalitis

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Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

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Journal article

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