title: Bacterial and viral parenchymal infections of the brain.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been proven to aid in the early detection and diagnosis of parenchymal infections of the brain. Pyogenic brain abscess, herpes encephalitis, Listeria rhombencephalitis, and Rasmussen's syndrome are examined in this article. Imaging characteristics, epidemiology, clinical presentations, therapies, and pathologic findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Department of Radiology, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1022.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Buff
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Elster
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*