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Erschienen in: Current Infectious Disease Reports 12/2014

01.12.2014 | Central Nervous System Infections (J Lyons, Section Editor)

Imaging in Neurologic Infections I: Bacterial and Parasitic Diseases

verfasst von: Pooja Raibagkar, Martha R. Neagu, Jennifer L. Lyons, Joshua P. Klein

Erschienen in: Current Infectious Disease Reports | Ausgabe 12/2014

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Abstract

Often presenting as medical emergencies, nervous system infections can be diagnostically challenging. Knowledgeable utilization of neuroimaging modalities and the understanding of characteristic imaging findings facilitate early diagnosis and treatment. In the first part of this two-part review, we address common and unique diagnostic imaging features of bacterial and parasitic nervous system infections.
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Metadaten
Titel
Imaging in Neurologic Infections I: Bacterial and Parasitic Diseases
verfasst von
Pooja Raibagkar
Martha R. Neagu
Jennifer L. Lyons
Joshua P. Klein
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2014
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Current Infectious Disease Reports / Ausgabe 12/2014
Print ISSN: 1523-3847
Elektronische ISSN: 1534-3146
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-014-0443-8

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