Emergent neuroimaging of intracranial infection/inflammation.
Infectious and inflammatory processes of the intracranial compartment often result in acute clinical presentations. The possible causes are legion. Clues to the diagnosis involve clinical presentation, laboratory analysis, and neuroimaging. This article reviews some of the salient factors in understanding intracranial infection/ inflammation, including pathophysiology and neuroimaging protocols/findings, and provides some examples and a few "pearls and pitfalls."
Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Road NE, Room D125A, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. memulli@emory.edu
Mark E
ME
Mullins
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