Isolated Temporal Lobe Involvement in Japanese Encephalitis

Authors: Lu, Suat-Jin¹; Goh, Poh-Sun¹

Source: Journal of Neuroimaging, Volume 19, Number 3, July 2009 , pp. 280-282(3)

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Abstract:

Temporal lobe involvement on neuroimaging is extremely rare in Japanese encephalitis (JE) and isolated temporal lobe involvement on neuroimaging has rarely been described in the literature. With isolated temporal lobe involvement, distinguishing JE from the treatable Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) can be difficult. Both JE and HSE should be considered in patients who present clinically with acute encephalitis and have radiological evidence of temporal lobe involvement, especially in JE endemic areas.

J Neuroimaging 2009;19:280-282.

Keywords: Japanese encephalitis; temporal lobe; herpes simplex encephalitis; magnetic resonance imaging

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2008.00271.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, National University Hospital, Singapore.[Correction added after online publication 10-June-2009: Received and revised dates have been corrected.]