Multiple reversible MR signal changes caused by Epstein-Barr virus encephalitis.
Year: 2006
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: This report presents the imaging findings of an unusual case of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) encephalitis. A young man presented with a short-lasting history of febrile infection, neuropsychologic deficits, ataxia, and seizures. MR imaging revealed fully reversible signal intensities (T2, diffusion-weighted imaging with a decreased apparent diffusion coefficient) in the splenium of the corpus callosum and both posterior hemispheres. EBV infection must be added to the list of differential diagnoses of (reversible) splenial lesions.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: G Hagemann, H-J Mentzel, H Weisser, A Kunze, C Terborg
Institution: Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2127837735