The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회지)

The Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회)
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Findings of $^{99m}TC-HMPAO$ Regional Cerebral Blood Flow SPECT in a Case of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis

단순포진 뇌염의 $^{99m}TC-HMPAO$ 국소 뇌혈류 SPECT의 소견

  • Ahn, Myeong-Im (Department of Radiology, Catholic University Medical College) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Yong (Department of Radiology, Catholic University Medical College) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Woo (Department of Radiology, Catholic University Medical College) ;
  • Bahk, Yong-Whee (Department of Radiology, Catholic University Medical College)
  • 안명임 (가톨릭대학의학부 방사선과학교실) ;
  • 이성용 (가톨릭대학의학부 방사선과학교실) ;
  • 김종우 (가톨릭대학의학부 방사선과학교실) ;
  • 박용휘 (가톨릭대학의학부 방사선과학교실)
  • Published : 1989.05.31
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Abstract

Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) is one of the fulminant necrotizing, often fatal sporadic form of the encephalitis caused by herpes simplex type I virus. Characteristically, there is early and almost constant involvement of one or both temporal lobes, although there are common additional areas of involvement. Appropriate early treatment following correct diagnosis by clinical findings, CSF study, EEG and several radiological studies including angiography, redionuclide studies, CT or MRI can reduce its mortality and severity of the sequelae. We report a case of HSE diagnosed by adjuvant study of $^{99m}Tc-HMPAO$ regional cerebral blood flow SPECT, which showed a marked increase in bitemporal cerebral blood flow in a 24-year-old man.

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