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ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2018

Ring-enhancing lesions in neonatal meningitis: an analysis of neuroradiology pitfalls through exemplificative cases and a review of the literature.

Mario Ganau, Kshitij Mankad, Uma Rami Srirambhatla, Zubair Tahir, Felice D'Arco

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Article in Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mario GanauDepartment of Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.
Kshitij MankadDepartment of Paediatric Neuroradiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.
Uma Rami SrirambhatlaDepartment of Paediatric Neuroradiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.
Zubair TahirDepartment of Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.
Felice D'ArcoDepartment of Paediatric Neuroradiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.
Great Ormond Street Hospital · GBUniversity College London · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Very often the clinical course of neonatal meningitis (NM) is characterized by sudden worsening, at times associated with cerebrovascular complications and strokes or the formation of cerebral abscesses. The immediate recognition of these pathological patterns is pivotal in providing clinicians with useful information to differentiate between those different pathological entities, which may both present as ring-enhancing lesions on neuroradiology investigations. Understanding their natural history and diagnostic features is of paramount importance to timely adopt the most appropriate medical and surgical management.

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brain abscessintracerebral hematomamagnetic resonance imaging (MRI)Neonatal meningitis (NM)neurointensive care unitpediatric neurosurgeryring-enhancing lesionstereotactic brain surgery

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PMID29774186
PMCPMC5941209
OpenAlexW2790815131

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