Abstract
Parasitic and fungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) can cause significant morbidity or mortality, and risk factors include immunodeficiency and living in endemic areas. Neuroimaging studies play a critical role in the diagnosis and clinical assessment of these patients. This chapter discusses the most common patterns of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) found in parasitic and fungal infections.
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Abbreviations
- 3D-TOF:
-
Three-dimensional time of flight
- ADC:
-
Apparent diffusion coefficient
- AIDS:
-
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- ASL:
-
Arterial spin label
- CISS:
-
Constructive interference steady state
- CNS:
-
Central nervous system
- CSF:
-
Cerebrospinal fluid
- CT:
-
Computed tomography
- DCE:
-
Dynamic contrast enhanced
- DSC:
-
Dynamic susceptibility contrast
- DWI:
-
Diffusion-weighted imaging
- FIESTA:
-
Fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition
- FLAIR:
-
Fluid attenuation inversion recovery
- HAT:
-
Human African trypanosomiasis
- HIV:
-
Human immunodeficiency virus
- MRI:
-
Magnetic resonance imaging
- MRS:
-
Magnetic resonance imaging spectroscopy
- NC:
-
Neurocysticercosis
- NECT:
-
Nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy
- PAM:
-
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis
- PAM:
-
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis
- SPECT:
-
Single photon emission computed tomography
- SWI:
-
Susceptibility-weighted imaging
- WI:
-
Weighted images
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Freddi, T., de Godoy, L.L., Goncalves, F.G., Alves, C.A., Hanagandi, P. (2019). Fungal and Parasitic Infections. In: Barkhof, F., Jager, R., Thurnher, M., Rovira Cañellas, A. (eds) Clinical Neuroradiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61423-6_47-1
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