INTRACRANIAL CALCIFICATION FOLLOWING HERPES-SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS

Authors
FRAZER CK WYLIE EJ CHAKERA TMH
Citation
Ck. Frazer et al., INTRACRANIAL CALCIFICATION FOLLOWING HERPES-SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS, Clinical Radiology, 50(11), 1995, pp. 802-804
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Clinical Radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00099260
Volume
50
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
802 - 804
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-9260(1995)50:11<802:ICFHE>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The CT appearance of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) is well documen ted. The late features are usually those of atrophy, often bilateral a nd commonly affecting both frontal and temporal lobes. Gyriform calcif ication occurs rarely following HSE in infants but calcification in ad ults has not been described. We present a case of acute HSE in whom de nse temporal lobe calcification developed some months after the initia l presentation.