Serial MRI in listeria mesenrhombencephalitis: a case report.
Listeria mesenrhombencephalitis is a rare disorder, especially in the non-immunocompromised host. The predilection for brain stem involvement is unexplained. The anatomical correlation of brain stem signs with serial MRI over three months is shown in a 64 year old white man. The pathological lesions seemed to be a combination of micro-abscesses and associated oedema.
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D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012249:Rhombencephalon / Q000473:pathology*