Summary
In two patients with limbic encephalitis serial magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed evolution of abnormal high-signal intensity in both hippocampal formations on T2-weighted images.
Key words: Magnetic resonance imaging, Encephalitis, Limbic system
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