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Subsequent MRI scans showed evolution of the brain injury with extension along the corticospinal tracts. However, there was no evidence of any other supratentorial gray or white matter injury. This is the first report of predominant brainstem involvement in neonatal herpes simplex virus type 2 encephalitis. 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