TY - JOUR
T1 - Brainstem Encephalitis. The Role of Imaging in Diagnosis
AU - Sotoudeh, Houman
AU - Razaei, Ali
AU - Saadatpour, Zahra
AU - Gaddamanugu, Siddhartha
AU - Choudhary, Gagandeep
AU - Shafaat, Omid
AU - Singhal, Aparna
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2021/11/1
Y1 - 2021/11/1
N2 - Encephalitis is a relatively challenging rare condition caused by a diverse group of etiologies. Brainstem encephalitis/Rhombencephalitis (BE), which affects the cerebellum, pons, and medulla, is even less common and more challenging for diagnosis and treatment. At this time, there is scattered data about BE in the literature, mainly in the form of case reports and case series. In this manuscript, the imaging presentation of BE is reviewed with the help of case examples. Many imaging presentations are not pathognomonic for BE; however, in many cases, clinical presentation, the spatial distribution of lesions, and other associated radiological lesions can provide the radiologists and clinician the clues to an accurate diagnosis.
AB - Encephalitis is a relatively challenging rare condition caused by a diverse group of etiologies. Brainstem encephalitis/Rhombencephalitis (BE), which affects the cerebellum, pons, and medulla, is even less common and more challenging for diagnosis and treatment. At this time, there is scattered data about BE in the literature, mainly in the form of case reports and case series. In this manuscript, the imaging presentation of BE is reviewed with the help of case examples. Many imaging presentations are not pathognomonic for BE; however, in many cases, clinical presentation, the spatial distribution of lesions, and other associated radiological lesions can provide the radiologists and clinician the clues to an accurate diagnosis.
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U2 - 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.09.004
DO - 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.09.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 33032853
AN - SCOPUS:85092141285
SN - 0363-0188
VL - 50
SP - 946
EP - 960
JO - Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
JF - Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
IS - 6
ER -