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Teaching NeuroImages Neurology Resident and Fellow Section © 2013 American Academy of Neurology Neonatal Parechovirus Encephalitis: Typical MRI findings.

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1 Teaching NeuroImages Neurology Resident and Fellow Section © 2013 American Academy of Neurology Neonatal Parechovirus Encephalitis: Typical MRI findings

2 Belcastro et al. Vignette A 9-day-old female presented with fever, irritability and seizures

3 Belcastro et al. Imaging

4 Belcastro et al. Neonatal Parechovirus Encephalitis: Typical MRI findings The diagnosis of Human parechovirus (HPeV) infection can be made only from a positive HPeV PCR in CSF and blood. Extensive white matter abnormality is a typical MRI finding in neonatal HPeV encephalitis while HSV encephalitis exhibits diffuse gray and white matter changes.


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