Teaching NeuroImages Neurology Resident and Fellow Section © 2013 American Academy of Neurology Neonatal Parechovirus Encephalitis: Typical MRI findings
Belcastro et al. Vignette A 9-day-old female presented with fever, irritability and seizures
Belcastro et al. Imaging
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.