Structured imaging approach for viral encephalitis
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2023
Abstract
MR imaging is essential in diagnosing viral encephalitis. Clinical features, cerebrospinal fluid analysis and pathogen confirmation by polymerase chain reaction can be supported by assessing imaging features. MR imaging patterns with typical locations can identify pathogens such as temporal lobe for herpes simplex virus type 1; bilateral thalami for Japanese encephalitis and influenza virus ; and brainstem for enterovirus and rabies. In this article, we have reviewed representative viral encephalitis and its MR imaging patterns. In addition, we also presented acute viral encephalitis without typical MR imaging patterns, such as dengue and varicella-zoster virus encephalitis.
Keywords
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Neuroimaging, Viral encephalitis, Acute encephalitis syndromes (AES), Infectious encephalitis
Divisions
biomed
Funders
None
Publication Title
Neuroimaging Clinics of North America
Volume
33
Issue
1
Publisher
W B Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc
Publisher Location
1600 JOHN F KENNEDY BOULEVARD, STE 1800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-2899 USA