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3D Modeling of the Lateral Ventricles and Histological Characterization of Periventricular Tissue in Humans and Mouse
Published on: May 19, 2015
Imaging of meningitis and ventriculitis
Suyash Mohan1, Krishan K Jain, Mohammad Arabi
1Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. drsuyash@gmail.com
Abstract:
Central nervous system infections account for 1% of primary hospital admissions and 2% of nosocomial infections and when encountered require prompt diagnosis and initiation of specific treatment. Imaging findings are mostly nonspecific with respect to the causative pathogen. This article describes the anatomy of cranial meninges and extra-axial spaces of the brain. Characteristic findings and recent advances in neuroimaging of meningitis and its complications and ventriculitis are summarized, and certain noninfectious causes of meningitis and meningitis mimics are described.
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