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Abstract
A rare case of suspected focal meningoencephalitis localized in the left occipital
lobe was described. A 2-year-old girl, following upper respiratory illness, suddenly
became lethargic and experienced a right-sided hemiconvulsion beginning from a right-side
gaze. Cranial MRI clearly demonstrated high intensity on T2-weighted imaging in the cortex, white matter, and leptomeninges of the left occipital
lobe, which disappeared in the convalescent phase. We consider that the MRI abnormalities
reflected focal inflammation and edema, and corresponded to the presumed ictal focus.
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Publication history
Accepted:
February 20,
1994
Received:
November 1,
1993
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© 1994 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. Published by Elsevier Inc.
