title: The reversal sign.
abstract: We report a 36-year-old woman with a bacterial meningitis. CT after resuscitation showed a striking "reversal sign." Opinions on the pathogenesis of this sign are discussed; it indicates serious brain damage and carries a poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, H. Hart Ziekenhuis, Roeselare, Belgium.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vergote
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vandeperre
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Man
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D012151:Resuscitation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging