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Radiological Appearance of Brucellosis of the Brain and Its Coverings

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The aim of this chapter is to describe the neuroimaging findings of neurobrucellosis. Neurobrucellosis can present with different clinical and neuroradiological signs. The imaging findings are variable and mainly divided into four categories: normal imaging, inflammatory changes in the brain and meninges, white matter changes, and vasculopathic lesions. The different radiological patterns of neurobrucellosis will be discussed thoroughly on CT and MRI. Knowledge of the multiple radiologic findings of neurobrucellosis will enable radiologists and neurologist to include neurobrucellosis in the differential diagnosis and may allow reliable diagnosis.

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Abbreviations

2D:

Two dimensional

CNS:

Central nervous system

CT:

Computed tomography

DSA:

Digital substraction angiography

FLAIR:

Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Roula Hourani MD & Huwayda Murad MD

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Aydin, Turkey

    Mehmet Turgut

  2. Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Fuad Sami Haddad

  3. School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II School of Medicine and Surgery, Naples, Italy

    Oreste de Divitiis

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Hourani, R., Murad, H. (2016). Radiological Appearance of Brucellosis of the Brain and Its Coverings. In: Turgut, M., Haddad, F., de Divitiis, O. (eds) Neurobrucellosis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24639-0_11

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