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Hyperintense depiction of the left temporal lobe and the insula in T2WI sequence of brain MRI scan, indicative for HSV encephalitis.
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The latter showed hyperintensity in the left temporal lobe and the insula in T2WI and FLAIR sequence, indicative for HSV encephalitis (Figure 1).
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CT brain scan. Hypodense depiction of the left temporal lobe.
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The chest X-ray was normal and the brain CT scan showed hypodensity on the left temporal lobe (Figure 2).
MRI brain scan. Notice the hyperintense depiction of the left temporal and the frontal lobe and the island of Reil in T2WI and FLAIR sequence.
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On second day of hospitalization a brain MRI scan was ordered, which showed hyperintense depiction of the left temporal and the frontal lobe and the island of Reil in T2WI and FLAIR sequence (Figure 3).