title: Cerebral computerized tomography in intracranial inflammatory disorders.
abstract: Computerized tomography was used in 35 patients with intracranial inflammatory disease. Computerized tomography was most reliable in differentiating cerebritis from an encapsulated abscess. Low-density areas with no or only patchy enhancement are consistent with the presence of cerebritis, whereas peripheral rim enhancement with a surrounding area of low density suggests an encapsulated abscess. Computerized tomography was valuable for determining the presence of hydrocephalus and extracerebral lesions and for observing the response to therapy.
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed