Rhombencephalitis caused by adenovirus: MR imaging appearance

Encephalitis is a rare manifestation of adenovirus infection. We report the MR imaging findings of a patient with rhombencephalitis caused by adenovirus. Imaging findings included T2 signal abnormalities in the brain stem and cerebellum with mild patchy enhancement and mass effect.

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Published inAmerican journal of neuroradiology : AJNR Vol. 19; no. 10; pp. 1901 - 1903
Main Authors Zagardo, MT, Shanholtz, CB, Zoarski, GH, Rothman, MI
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oak Brook, IL Am Soc Neuroradiology 01.11.1998
American Society of Neuroradiology
Subjects
Adenovirus Infections, Human - diagnosis
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Stem - pathology
Case Reports
Cerebellum - pathology
Encephalitis
Encephalitis, Viral - diagnosis
Female
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the nervous system
Human
Encephalitis
Nervous system diseases
Rhomboencephalon
Adenoviridae
Central nervous system
Exploration
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
Cerebral disorder
Infection
Virus
Case study
Viral disease
Central nervous system disease
Medical imagery
Evolution
Female
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Summary:Encephalitis is a rare manifestation of adenovirus infection. We report the MR imaging findings of a patient with rhombencephalitis caused by adenovirus. Imaging findings included T2 signal abnormalities in the brain stem and cerebellum with mild patchy enhancement and mass effect.
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ISSN:0195-6108
1936-959X