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Computerized tomography as a diagnostic aid in acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis
Author(s) -
Rothstein Ted L.,
Shaw ChengMei
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410130319
Subject(s) - encephalitis , medicine , white matter , pathology , magnetic resonance imaging , cerebral edema , right hemisphere , tomography , edema , radiology , surgery , virus , virology , audiology
Computerized tomography (CT) in a pathologically proven case of acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (AHL) showed a mass effect and increased absorption coefficient in the right hemisphere within 18 hours of the onset of neurological symptoms. The changes corresponded to the site of white matter edema, necrosis, and petechial hemorrhages demonstrated postmortem. The early changes on CT reflect the hyperacute nature of AHL and differ from those of herpes simplex encephalitis.