Journal article
Imaging in viral infections of the central nervous system: can images speak for an acutely ill brain?
Emergency radiology, Vol.24(3), pp.287-300
06/2017
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-016-1463-5
PMID: 27853972
Abstract
Viral infections involving the central nervous system (CNS) may result from a wide variety of agents and have clinically overlapping manifestations. The diagnosis is often made based on a combination of the clinical exam, local epidemiology, imaging, and biochemical findings. Despite the advances in medicine and imaging, the diagnosis often remains elusive. Imaging, however, still plays a vital role in suggesting the diagnosis in typical cases, excluding potential mimics, and in evaluating changes with therapy. Herein, the authors present a review of various common and rare viral encephalitides with emphasis on the imaging literature.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Imaging in viral infections of the central nervous system: can images speak for an acutely ill brain?
- Creators
- Vijetha Vinod Maller - Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA. vijethamaller@gmail.comGirish Bathla - Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USAToshio Moritani - Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USAKathleen J Helton - Department of Radiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Emergency radiology, Vol.24(3), pp.287-300
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10140-016-1463-5
- PMID
- 27853972
- ISSN
- 1070-3004
- eISSN
- 1438-1435
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2017
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984051517002771
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