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A Case of Measles Encephalopathy with Thalamic Lesion on Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Dae Hun Pee, Dae Jin Song, Young Kyoo Shin, Jung Hwa Lee, Kee Hyoung Lee, Baik Lin Eun, Sang Hoon Cha
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(8):936-941.   Published online August 15, 2001
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...
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