Viral diseases of the central nervous system.
Viral diseases of the central nervous system encompass a wide range of different processes, mainly inflammation affecting the brain (encephalitis), the meninges (meningitis), or a combined meningoencephalitis. The spinal cord can be affected as well (myelitis). Another group of viral-related disorders, sometimes without a clear pathophysiological mechanism disclosed, include post-viral illnesses. All of these groups of diseases are discussed in this article, with an emphasis on their imaging presentation, using magnetic resonance imaging.
Leite
Claudia
C
University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. claudia.leite@hcnet.usp.br
Barbosa
Alcino
A
Lucato
Leandro T
LT
D002494:Central Nervous System Infections / Q000821:virology*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis; D009187:Myelitis / Q000821:virology