Neuroimaging of pediatric intracranial infection--part 2: TORCH, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections

Joshua P Nickerson; Beat Richner; Ky Santy; Maarten H Lequin; Andrea Poretti; Christopher G Filippi; Thierry A G M Huisman

doi:10.1111/j.1552-6569.2011.00699.x

Neuroimaging of pediatric intracranial infection--part 2: TORCH, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections

J Neuroimaging. 2012 Apr;22(2):e52-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2011.00699.x. Epub 2012 Feb 6.

Authors

Joshua P Nickerson¹, Beat Richner, Ky Santy, Maarten H Lequin, Andrea Poretti, Christopher G Filippi, Thierry A G M Huisman

Affiliation

¹ Divisions of Neuroradiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 22309611
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2011.00699.x

Abstract

In the second half of this 2-part review, the neuroimaging features of the most common viral, fungal, and parasitic infections of the pediatric central nervous system are discussed. Brief discussions of epidemiology and pathophysiology will be followed by a review of the imaging findings and potential differential considerations.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain / microbiology
Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / diagnosis*
Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections / diagnosis*
Central Nervous System Viral Diseases / diagnosis*
Child
Humans
Neuroimaging / methods*