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Intracerebroventricular and Intravascular Injection of Viral Particles and Fluorescent Microbeads into the Neonatal Brain
Published on: July 24, 2016
Viral diseases of the central nervous system
Claudia Leite1, Alcino Barbosa, Leandro T Lucato
1University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. claudia.leite@hcnet.usp.br
Abstract:
Viral diseases of the central nervous system encompass a wide range of different processes, mainly inflammation affecting the brain (encephalitis), the meninges (meningitis), or a combined meningoencephalitis. The spinal cord can be affected as well (myelitis). Another group of viral-related disorders, sometimes without a clear pathophysiological mechanism disclosed, include post-viral illnesses. All of these groups of diseases are discussed in this article, with an emphasis on their imaging presentation, using magnetic resonance imaging.
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