Leptomeningeal Enhancement without Thalamic Involvement as an Initial Manifestation of Japanese Encephalitis: A Case Report

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a common infection caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus in Southeast Asia, which is transmitted to humans through Culex mosquitoes. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to diagnose JE, which is often characterized by the presence of bilateral symmetric thalamic...

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Published inJournal of the Korean Society of Radiology pp. 469 - 474
Main Authors 우상화, 이호준, 강연아
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 대한영상의학회 01.03.2021
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방사선과학
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ISSN2951-0805

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Summary:Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a common infection caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus in Southeast Asia, which is transmitted to humans through Culex mosquitoes. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to diagnose JE, which is often characterized by the presence of bilateral symmetric thalamic involvement. Here, we report a rare case of JE characterized by leptomeningeal enhancement without thalamic involvement. This leptomeningeal enhancement disappeared with the treatment; however, new non-specific multifocal and bilateral high signal intensities in the cerebral white matter were found on follow-up MRI. KCI Citation Count: 0
Bibliography:https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.0093
ISSN:2951-0805