Fungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) frequently occur in the
immunocompromised or debilitated host. Imaging findings are non-specific but may be …

Fungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are rare in the general population and
are invariably secondary to primary focus elsewhere, usually in the lung or intestine. Except …

Despite remarkable progress in prevention and treatment, infectious diseases affecting the
central nervous system remain an important source of morbidity and mortality, particularly in …

Central nervous system infection with Coccidioides spp. is fatal if untreated and
complications occur even when therapy is directed by experienced clinicians. We convened …

Objective To describe a subset of cases in a large retrospectively identified cohort of patients
with primary central nervous system vasculitis (PCNSV) who present with intracranial …

Cerebral vasculitis is a long-standing but flourishing and fadeless research topic. Infections
are a frequent cause of cerebral vasculitis, vital to diagnose due to involvement of specific …

Coccidioidomycosis is a common infection in the western and southwestern United States
as well as parts of Mexico and Central and South America and is due to the soil-dwelling …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and significance of
concurrent coccidioidal brain and intraspinal disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS. We …

The evolution of the diagnosis of infectious diseases began with the observation of the
morphological characteristics of organisms such as ascaris and whipworms, followed by the …

Background: Intracranial true mycotic aneurysms are uncommon and usually fatal. We report
two patients with basilar mycotic aneurysms due to Aspergillus species following surgical …