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ReviewEmergency radiology2017

Imaging in viral infections of the central nervous system: can images speak for an acutely ill brain?

Vijetha Vinod Maller, Girish Bathla, Toshio Moritani, Kathleen J Helton

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Review in Emergency radiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Vijetha Vinod MallerDepartment of Radiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA. vijethamaller@gmail.com.
Girish BathlaDepartment of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Toshio MoritaniDepartment of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Kathleen J HeltonDepartment of Radiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viral infections involving the central nervous system (CNS) may result from a wide variety of agents and have clinically overlapping manifestations. The diagnosis is often made based on a combination of the clinical exam, local epidemiology, imaging, and biochemical findings. Despite the advances in medicine and imaging, the diagnosis often remains elusive. Imaging, however, still plays a vital role in suggesting the diagnosis in typical cases, excluding potential mimics, and in evaluating changes with therapy. Herein, the authors present a review of various common and rare viral encephalitides with emphasis on the imaging literature.

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Central Nervous System InfectionsDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansCNSEncephalopathyInfectionMyelitisViral

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