TABLE 2:

CT and MR imaging findings in six patients with Herpesviridae infection and ARN and/or RBON-H

PatientOptic NerveOptic ChiasmOptic TractLateral GeniculateOptic RadiationVisual Cortex
1*↑T1, ↑T2, CECT↑T1, ↑T2↑T2↑T2↑T2
2↓T1, T1E, ↑T2, HDCTT1E, ↑T2↑T2, ↓T2GE, HDCT↑T2, ↓T2GE, HDCT↓T2
3CECTT1E, ↑T2, ↓T2GET1E, ↑T2, ↓T2GE, CECTT1E, ↑T2, CECTT1E, ↑T2
4T1E, ↑T2T1E, ↑T2T1E, ↑T2T1E, ↑T2↑T2
5*T1E, ↑T2T1E, ↑T2T1E, ↑T2T1E, ↑T2↑T2
6§T1E, ↑T2T1E, ↑T2T1E, ↑T2T2FET2FE
  • Note.—CECT indicates enhancement on contrast-enhanced CT images; HDCT, high attenuation (increased relative to gray matter) on nonenhanced CT images; T1E, enhancement on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted MR images, ↑T1, increased signal intensity on T1-weighted MR images; T2FE, enhancement on T2 FLAIR sequence; ↑T2, increased signal intensity on T2-weighted MR images; and ↓T2GE, decreased signal on gradient-echo T2-weighted images.

  • * Other findings included phthisis bulbi.

  • Other findings included T1E in the midbrain, superior cerebellar peduncle, temporal lobe and ↑T2 in the thalamus, midbrain, pons, and cerebellum.

  • ‡ Other findings included T1E in the midbrain and temporal lobe.

  • § Other findings included T1E in the meninges, cerebellum, midbrain, Meckel cave and ↑T2 and T2FE in the meninges, cerebellum, midbrain, and Meckel cave.