The hot cross bun sign in a patient with encephalitis

The ‘hot cross’ bun (HCB) sign refers to pontine cruciform hyperintensity on T2 weighted magnetic resonance image (MRI) which is frequently seen in multiple system atrophy and spinocerebellar ataxia types 2 and 3. We describe a 3 years old boy of encephalitis and his MRI image showed HCB sign in the...

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Published in:Brain & development (Tokyo. 1979) 2018-06, Vol.40 (6), p.503-506
Main Authors: Gan, Yingyan, Liang, Huici, Li, Xiaojing, Zeng, Yiru, Wu, Wenlin, Han, Jing, Mai, Jianning
Format: Article
Language:English
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Encephalitis
Hot cross bun
MRI
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Summary:The ‘hot cross’ bun (HCB) sign refers to pontine cruciform hyperintensity on T2 weighted magnetic resonance image (MRI) which is frequently seen in multiple system atrophy and spinocerebellar ataxia types 2 and 3. We describe a 3 years old boy of encephalitis and his MRI image showed HCB sign in the pontine. After immunosuppressive treatment and followed up 14 months, he got a good outcome and the HCB sign narrowed nearly disappeared.
ISSN:0387-7604
1872-7131
DOI:10.1016/j.braindev.2018.01.011