title: [Neuroradiologic emergencies in infectious pathology].
abstract: The main goal of urgent imaging evaluation of patients with suspected CNS infection is to differentiate infectious from tumoral or vascular lesions in order to provide appropriate management. MR imaging, including diffusion weighted imaging and spectroscopy, is superior to CT imaging to characterize lesion location and etiology. The CT and MRI features of the more frequent bacterial, viral and parasitic CNS infections will be described.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neuroradiologie et de Radiologie des Urgences, Hôpital général, CHU Dijon, 3 rue du Fg. Raines, 21033 Dijon Cedex, France. douraied@hotmail.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ben Salem
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Perouse De Montclos
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Couaillier
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krausé
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brunotte
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ricolfi
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D015984:Causality; D002494:Central Nervous System Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004630:Emergencies; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D009485:Neuroradiography / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013492:Suppuration; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed