Temporal lobe involvement: A diagnostic challenge in Japanese encephalitis

Japanese encephalitis (JE) and herpes encephalitis are the most common endemic and sporadic encephalitis, respectively. A 10-yearoldboy, presented with features suggestive of viral meningoencephalitis, had neuroimaging suggestive of herpes encephalitis, butcerebrospinal fluid serology was positive of JE. Temporal lobe involvement in JE may cause problems in differentiating it from herpesencephalitis, which highlights the importance of both neuroimaging and serology for a complete diagnosis