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ReviewQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2018

Imaging of cerebrovascular complications of infection.

Guiquan Shen, Xudong Shen, Wei Pu, Gang Zhang, Alexander Lerner, Bo Gao

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Review 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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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Recent advances in diagnostic technologies for postoperative central nervous system infections: a review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Guiquan ShenDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China.
Xudong ShenDepartment of Radiology, Enshi Central Hospital, Enshi 445000, China.
Wei PuDepartment of Radiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China.
Gang ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai 264000, China.
Alexander LernerDepartment of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bo GaoDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China.
Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University · CNGuiyang Medical University · CNGuizhou Provincial People's Hospital · CNThe Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture · CNUniversity of Southern California · USYuhuangding Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebrovascular complications may occur in infectious diseases in the setting of infective endocarditis, central nervous system (CNS) infections, systemic bacteremia and sepsis. Cerebrovascular complications of infections include vasculitis, mycotic aneurysms, and thrombophlebitis. Infectious vasculitis of the CNS may cause cerebral hemorrhage, infarction or ischemia. Ruptured aneurysms may endanger the patient's life. Infectious thrombophlebitis may cause intracranial pressure to increase and lead to cerebral hemorrhage. These cerebrovascular complications are associated with a poor prognosis and often cause irreversible neurological deficits. Cerebrovascular events secondary to infection are not easily distinguishable from the more common cerebral infarct and non-infectious vasculitis. In addition, the clinical manifestations of cerebrovascular complications of infections are non-specific and highly variable. Therefore, early imaging, antibiotics, and anticoagulation may be lifesaving the patient's life and prevent disability. The main focus of this article is to review imaging analysis of the cerebrovascular complications of infections and imaging features that help differentiate them from non-infectious vascular diseases.

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Central nervous system (CNS)imaginginfectionvasculitis

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PMID30598881
PMCPMC6288057
OpenAlexW2903331274

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