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Common MRI findings in patients with cryptococcal meningitis include: | Common MRI findings in patients with cryptococcal meningitis include: Virchow-Robin dilatation, hydrocephalus, intracerebral nodules and pseudocysts. | ||
==MRI== | ==MRI== | ||
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Overview
Common MRI findings in patients with cryptococcal meningitis include: Virchow-Robin dilatation, hydrocephalus, intracerebral nodules and pseudocysts.
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The common MRI findings in patients with cryptococcal meningitis include:[1]
- 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
- ↑ 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.