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Chin Med J (Taipei) 1997;60:105-8.
Departments of 1Neurology and 2Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
The cranial computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance image (MRI) studies of three Japanese encephalitis (JE) patients, 24 to 37 years of age, are reported. The initial findings of CT study were limited but initial MRI studies revealed multiple lesions involving the brainstem, basal ganglia and bilateral thalami. Follow-up MRI studies showed small residual lesions only. The result shows that MRI can delineate and detect brain lesions better than CT in patients in the acute stage of JE. The locations of lesions in MRI study are noteworthy and have a good correlation with pathologic anatomic distribution. Therefore, MRI study is helpful in early diagnosis of JE.
[Chin Med J (Taipei) 1997;60:105-8.]
Keywords: computed tomography, Japanese encephalitis, magnetic resonance image
Received: May 7, 1996.
Accepted: June 19, 1997.
Address reprint requests to: Wen-Neng Chang, M.D., Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung, Niao-Sung Shiang, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Copyright: 1997, Chinese Medical Association (Taipei)