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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Common [[MRI]] findings in patients with [[Cryptococcal Meningitis|cryptococcal meningitis]] include [[Virchow-Robin spaces|Virchow-Robin]] [[dilatation]], [[hydrocephalus]], intracerebral [[Nodule (medicine)|nodules]] and [[Pseudocyst|pseudocysts]]. | Common [[MRI]] findings in patients with [[Cryptococcal Meningitis|cryptococcal meningitis]] include [[Virchow-Robin spaces|Virchow-Robin]] [[dilatation]], [[hydrocephalus]], intracerebral [[Nodule (medicine)|nodules]], and [[Pseudocyst|pseudocysts]]. | ||
==MRI== | ==MRI== | ||
*Contrast-enhanced [[MRI]] of the [[brain]] and [[spinal cord]] may help | *Contrast-enhanced [[MRI]] of the [[brain]] and [[spinal cord]] may help to rule out other medical conditions that might have a similar presentation to [[Cryptococcal Meningitis|cryptococcal meningitis]]. | ||
*[[MRI]] can detect [[meningeal]] enhancement, [[tumors]] and para-meningeal infections ([[brain abscess]]).<ref name=":0">Koroshetz WJ. Chapter 382. Chronic and Recurrent Meningitis. In: Longo DL, Fauci AS, Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Jameson JL, Loscalzo J, eds. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 18th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2012.</ref> | *[[MRI]] can detect [[meningeal]] enhancement, [[tumors]], and para-meningeal infections ([[brain abscess]]).<ref name=":0">Koroshetz WJ. Chapter 382. Chronic and Recurrent Meningitis. In: Longo DL, Fauci AS, Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Jameson JL, Loscalzo J, eds. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 18th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2012.</ref> | ||
*The common [[MRI]] findings in patients with [[Cryptococcal Meningitis|cryptococcal meningitis]] include:<ref name="pmid28247152">{{cite journal| author=Zhong Y, Zhou Z, Fang X, Peng F, Zhang W| title=Magnetic resonance imaging study of cryptococcal neuroradiological lesions in HIV-negative cryptococcal meningitis. | journal=Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis | year= 2017 | volume= | issue= | pages= | pmid=28247152 | doi=10.1007/s10096-017-2941-8 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28247152 }} </ref> | *The common [[MRI]] findings in patients with [[Cryptococcal Meningitis|cryptococcal meningitis]] include:<ref name="pmid28247152">{{cite journal| author=Zhong Y, Zhou Z, Fang X, Peng F, Zhang W| title=Magnetic resonance imaging study of cryptococcal neuroradiological lesions in HIV-negative cryptococcal meningitis. | journal=Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis | year= 2017 | volume= | issue= | pages= | pmid=28247152 | doi=10.1007/s10096-017-2941-8 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28247152 }} </ref> | ||
**[[Virchow-Robin spaces|Virchow-Robin]] [[dilatation]] : [[Virchow-Robin spaces]] are [[CSF]] spaces that accompany [[blood vessels]] as they perforate the brain substance | **[[Virchow-Robin spaces|Virchow-Robin]] [[dilatation]]: [[Virchow-Robin spaces]] are [[CSF]] spaces that accompany [[blood vessels]] as they perforate the brain substance; [[dilation]] of these spaces suggest [[microangiopathy]]. | ||
**[[Hydrocephalus]] | **[[Hydrocephalus]] | ||
**Intracerebral nodules | **Intracerebral [[nodule|nodules]] | ||
**[[Pseudocyst|Pseudocysts]] | **[[Pseudocyst|Pseudocysts]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Common MRI findings in patients with cryptococcal meningitis include Virchow-Robin dilatation, hydrocephalus, intracerebral nodules, and pseudocysts.
MRI
- Contrast-enhanced MRI of the brain and spinal cord may help to rule out other medical conditions that might have a similar presentation to cryptococcal meningitis.
- MRI can detect meningeal enhancement, tumors, and para-meningeal infections (brain abscess).[1]
- The common MRI findings in patients with cryptococcal meningitis include:[2]
- Virchow-Robin dilatation: Virchow-Robin spaces are CSF spaces that accompany blood vessels as they perforate the brain substance; dilation of these spaces suggest microangiopathy.
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracerebral nodules
- Pseudocysts
References
- ↑ Koroshetz WJ. Chapter 382. Chronic and Recurrent Meningitis. In: Longo DL, Fauci AS, Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Jameson JL, Loscalzo J, eds. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 18th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2012.
- ↑ Zhong Y, Zhou Z, Fang X, Peng F, Zhang W (2017). "Magnetic resonance imaging study of cryptococcal neuroradiological lesions in HIV-negative cryptococcal meningitis". Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. doi:10.1007/s10096-017-2941-8. PMID 28247152.