title: MRI features of toxoplasma encephalitis in the immunocompetent host: a report of two cases.
abstract: Central nervous system involvement due to toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host is rare. We describe MRI features in two immunocompetent patients with cerebral toxoplasmosis and compare these with those for the immunocompromised host.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow 226014, UP, India.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Vastava
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology; D016781:Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*