Affiliations: Departments of Radiology, Neuroscience, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA | Departments of Radiology, Neuroscience, Pediatrics, and Environmental Health, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Note: [] Corresponding author: Kim M. Cecil, Radiology, Pediatrics, Neuroscience and Environmental Health, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Department of Radiology, MLC 5033, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. Tel.: +1 513 636 8559; Fax: +1 513 636 3754; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: This article reviews the literature for neuroimaging features found in the pediatric population associated with infectious processes, specifically those with bacterial, fungal and parasitic origins. Magnetic resonance imaging is performed in patients with infectious and inflammatory disorders to further characterize involvement, especially within the white matter, assess for ischemia or poor response to pharmacologic therapy in a worsening clinical presentation, and assess for complications.
