| A Case of Measles Encephalopathy with Thalamic Lesion on
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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Dae Hun Pee1, Dae Jin Song1, Young Kyoo Shin1, Jung Hwa Lee1, Kee Hyoung Lee1, Baik Lin Eun1, Sang Hoon Cha2 |
1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
2Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea |
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피대훈1, 송대진1, 신영규1, 이정화1, 이기형1, 은백린1, 차상훈2 |
1고려대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
2고려대학교 의과대학 진단방사선과 |
Correspondence:
Baik Lin Eun, Email: bleun@chollian.net
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| Abstract |
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We experienced a case of measles encephalopathy with thalamic lesion on magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) in a 12 year old boy. Measles symptoms such as fever, erythematous maculopapular rashes on whole body and cough with sputum appeared 4 days before neurologic signs such as agitation and drowsy-to-confused mentality. He showed remarkable motor dysfunction without evidence of sensory loss. MRI showed bilateral symmetrical T2/FLAIR hyper-intensities in both thalami, posterior putamina and brainstem. It also showed inhomogenous Gadolinium(Gd) enhancement. In his electroencephalogram(EEG), there was nonspecific cortical dysfunction. After 20 days of supportive care, his motor dysfunction improved to near-normal and follow-up MRI revealed nearly normalized thalamic region. Over this period, no sensory loss was noted. We report this case with review of related literatures. |
| Key Words:
Measles, Encephalopathy, Thalamic Lesion, Motor dysfunction |
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