Importance of magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of newborn infants with central nervous system infection
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-428X.2016.14.004
- VernacularTitle:新生儿期常见的中枢神经系统感染磁共振成像评价的重要性
- Author:
Jian MAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Central nervous system;
Infection;
Magnetic resonance imaging;
Infant,newborn
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2016;31(14):1052-1058
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
There are more complicated pathological changes in the developing brain with invasive infection of central nervous system(CNS) which absolutely play predominant role in neurodevelopmental disability and mortality in spite of a lower prevalence during neonatal period.Bacterial meningitis demonstrated by cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) culture only remain difficult since poor positive findings,in the severe condition more complications could be often found such as vasculitis,ventriculitis,cerebritis and abscess.Cerebral abscess could be found independently without abnormal CSF examination;while the cerebritis is one of the primary pathological changes in viral invasive infection of CNS,Enterovirus/human parechovirus often involved not only grey matter,but also the periventricular and subcortical white matter that sound similar to the findings of periventricular leukomalacia on magnetic resonance imaging(MRI).Finding the complications of CNS infections early and accurately describe pathological changes by reasonable using MRI can enhance the therapy and predictive ability.
