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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2]

Overview

On CT scan, Japanese encephalitis is characterized by symmetric or asymmetric bilateral thalamic hypodensities, and subacute or chronic hemorrhagic lesions.

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On CT scan, Japanese encephalitis is characterized by symmetric or asymmetric bilateral thalamic hypodensities, and subacute or chronic hemorrhagic lesions.[1][2][3][4] Other brain structures which may be involved include:

References

  1. Japanese encephalitis. Radiopaedia.org (2015). http://radiopaedia.org/articles/japanese-encephalitis Accessed on April 19, 2016.
  2. Japanese Encephalitis Symptoms and Treatment. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases. (2015) http://www.cdc.gov/japaneseencephalitis/symptoms/ Accessed on April 12, 2016.
  3. Misra UK, Kalita J, Goel D, Mathur A (2003). "Clinical, radiological and neurophysiological spectrum of JEV encephalitis and other non-specific encephalitis during post-monsoon period in India". Neurol India. 51 (1): 55–9. PMID 12865517.
  4. Kim SS, Chang KH, Kim KW, Han MH, Park SH, Nam HW; et al. (2001). "Unusual acute encephalitis involving the thalamus: imaging features". Korean J Radiol. 2 (2): 68–74. doi:10.3348/kjr.2001.2.2.68. PMC 2718104. PMID 11752973.


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