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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
With a disease that progresses so quickly, imaging is often very difficult to do and it is not used very often<ref name="pmid11290477">{{cite journal |author=Awasthi M, Parmar H, Patankar T, Castillo M |title=Imaging findings in rabies encephalitis |journal=[[AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology]] |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=677–80 |year=2001 |month= | With a disease that progresses so quickly, imaging is often very difficult to do and it is not used very often<ref name="pmid11290477">{{cite journal |author=Awasthi M, Parmar H, Patankar T, Castillo M |title=Imaging findings in rabies encephalitis |journal=[[AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology]] |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=677–80 |year=2001 |month= 04 |pmid=11290477 |doi= |url=http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11290477 |accessdate=2012-02-10}}</ref>. Although it is not done very often, there are certain manifestations with a CT scan that can be seen in Rabies patients. | ||
==CT== | ==CT== | ||
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*A CT scan may display focal or diffuse areas of decreased attenuation in the [[hippocampus]], [[brain stem]], [[basal ganglia]], and periventricular [[white matter]]. | *A CT scan may display focal or diffuse areas of decreased attenuation in the [[hippocampus]], [[brain stem]], [[basal ganglia]], and periventricular [[white matter]]. | ||
*There is also the possibility of [[pontine hemorrhages]] being reported. | *There is also the possibility of [[pontine hemorrhages]] being reported. | ||
*In advanced cases, it is possible to see diffused [[cerebral edema]]<ref name="pmid11290477">{{cite journal |author=Awasthi M, Parmar H, Patankar T, Castillo M |title=Imaging findings in rabies encephalitis |journal=[[AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology]] |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=677–80 |year=2001 |month= | *In advanced cases, it is possible to see diffused [[cerebral edema]]<ref name="pmid11290477">{{cite journal |author=Awasthi M, Parmar H, Patankar T, Castillo M |title=Imaging findings in rabies encephalitis |journal=[[AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology]] |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=677–80 |year=2001 |month= 04 |pmid=11290477 |doi= |url=http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11290477 |accessdate=2012-02-10}}</ref>. | ||
'''Early findings''': | '''Early findings''': | ||
* Usually normal | * Usually normal | ||
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Overview
With a disease that progresses so quickly, imaging is often very difficult to do and it is not used very often[1]. Although it is not done very often, there are certain manifestations with a CT scan that can be seen in Rabies patients.
CT
If there is enough time to take a CT scan of a suspected rabies patient, there are a few things that can be looked for.
- A CT scan may display focal or diffuse areas of decreased attenuation in the hippocampus, brain stem, basal ganglia, and periventricular white matter.
- There is also the possibility of pontine hemorrhages being reported.
- In advanced cases, it is possible to see diffused cerebral edema[1].
Early findings:
- Usually normal
Late findings:
- Cerebral edema may be seen
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Awasthi M, Parmar H, Patankar T, Castillo M (2001). "Imaging findings in rabies encephalitis". AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 22 (4): 677–80. PMID 11290477. Retrieved 2012-02-10. Unknown parameter
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