Head and Neck Imaging
The MRI Imaging Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Viral Encephalitis in Infants
Author：LIU Yan-rong, SU Xue-juan
affiliation：Department of radiology, the second people's hospital of Nan yang city, Nan yang,473000, Henan province, China
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Objective To explore the value of the MRI imaging diagnosis and differential diagnosis of viral encephalitis in infants. Methods To have a analysis of the clinical data and MRI imaging charateristics of 20 cases confirmed viral encephalitis. Results The positive rate of viral encephalitis by MRI is 80%. The lesions mostly appeared in both sides of basal ganglion region, and it was about 75% in all, and for the most of them were symmetrical distribution. The lesions affected cerebral cortex is 25%, who were unsymmetrical distribution. Conclusion MRI is the most effective examination method for viral encephalitis in infants, but it would be needed such as medical history, blood gas analysis and cerebral spinal fluid test etc. to make the correct diagnosis.
【Keyword】Viral Encephalitis in Infants; MRI; Differential Diagnosis
【Chart number】R512.39; R445.2
【Document Identification Number】A
【DOI】10.3969/j.issn.1672-5131.2015.05.005
Chinese journal of CT and MRI
th13Volume， th 5 Issue
2015Year05Month
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