Serial MRI, SPECT and FDG-PET Findings in a Case of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis.
- Author:
Soon Min LEE
1
;
Dong Ki HAN
;
Heung Dong KIM
;
Joon Soo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics and Institute for Handicapped Children, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Herpes simplex encephalitis;
MRI;
SPECT;
FDG-PET
- MeSH:
Antiviral Agents;
Diagnosis;
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex*;
Glucose;
Herpes Simplex*;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*;
Metabolism;
Mortality;
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*
- From:Journal of Korean Epilepsy Society
2005;9(1):94-96
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Herpes Simplex Encephalitis is associated with a high mortality rate and a high probability of neurological sequelae. Good results are obtained when Herpes Simplex Encephalitis is promptly diagnosed and treated with antiviral agents. We reported a case of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis in which Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) and Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) were performed sequentially. Imaging studies are valuable tools for early detection and diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. And particularly FDG-PET represents functional anatomy through diffuse decline of glucose metabolism better than other imaging studies.
