title: Imaging of Herpesvirus Infections of the CNS.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Herpesviridae are a family of DNA viruses remarkable for their ability to both promote acute infection and enter a latent phase with potential of reactivation. Herpes infections are ubiquitous throughout the human life span, regardless of the degree of immunocompetence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We review the virology and clinical manifestations of each herpesvirus, with emphasis on recent advances in knowledge and characteristic neuroimaging findings important for diagnosis and appropriate clinical management.
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd NE, Rm BG-20, Atlanta, GA 30322.
authors.forename: Bruno P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Provenzale
mesh_terms: D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods*
keywords: CNS; Epstein-Barr virus; cytomegalovirus; herpes simplex virus; human herpesvirus; varicella-zoster virus