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CT-verified intracranial calcifications and contrast enhancement in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: a case report

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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a demyelinating disease which follows viral infection or vaccination. We report the CT findings in a 13-year-old boy with ADEM after infection with Epstein-Barr virus. After 11 days, the patient developed intracranial calcifications in addition to demyelinating lesions. This is a rare finding in ADEM.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Aarhus University Hospital, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark, , , , , , DK

    Pia Ipsen

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Received: 1 August 1997 Accepted: 9 January 1998

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Ipsen, P. CT-verified intracranial calcifications and contrast enhancement in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: a case report. Pediatric Radiology 28, 591–593 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050422

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