Infectious causes of stroke

JE Fugate, JL Lyons, KT Thakur, BR Smith… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Most infectious pathogens have anecdotal evidence to support a link with stroke, but certain
pathogens have more robust associations, in which causation is probable. Few dedicated …

Nervous system involvement in coronavirus disease 2019: results from a retrospective consecutive neuroimaging cohort

S Klironomos, A Tzortzakakis, A Kits, C Öhberg… - Radiology, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Neurologic complications in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been
described, but the understanding of their pathophysiologic causes and neuroanatomical …

Parasitic diseases of the central nervous system

AAKA Razek, A Watcharakorn… - Neuroimaging …, 2011 - neuroimaging.theclinics.com
Parasitic diseases are distributed worldwide, with increased prevalence in areas of poor
sanitation. Although these diseases occur much more frequently in developing countries …

Bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections of the central nervous system: radiologic-pathologic correlation and historical perspectives: from the radiologic pathology …

RY Shih, KK Koeller - Radiographics, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
Despite remarkable progress in prevention and treatment, infectious diseases affecting the
central nervous system remain an important source of morbidity and mortality, particularly in …

Acute brain MRI findings in 120 Malawian children with cerebral malaria: new insights into an ancient disease

MJ Potchen, SD Kampondeni… - American Journal …, 2012 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There have been few neuroimaging studies of pediatric
CM, a common often fatal tropical condition. We undertook a prospective study of pediatric …

Pathogenetic mechanisms and treatment targets in cerebral malaria

A Hadjilaou, J Brandi, M Riehn, MA Friese… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Malaria, the most prevalent mosquito-borne infectious disease worldwide, has accompanied
humanity for millennia and remains an important public health issue despite advances in its …

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy

L Szidonya, JP Nickerson - Radiologic Clinics, 2023 - radiologic.theclinics.com
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a disease of cortical and leptomeningeal blood
vessels, characterized by the deposition of amyloid proteins (most commonly b-amyloid, Ab) …

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy: review of clinico‐radiological features and mimics

R Sharma, S Dearaugo, B Infeld… - Journal of Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is an important cause of lobar intracerebral
haemorrhage (ICH) in the elderly, but has other clinico‐radiological manifestations. In the …

Infectious causes of stroke

S Murala, E Nagarajan, PC Bollu - Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Stroke is one of the primary causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. It can be ischemic
or hemorrhagic, and the former can be due to an in-situ thrombus or a distant embolus …

Imaging of central nervous system parasitic infections

TAV Miranda, K Tsuchiya… - Neuroimaging …, 2023 - neuroimaging.theclinics.com
Central nervous system (CNS) parasitic infections range from the globally prevalent (such as
neurocysticercosis [NCC] and neurotoxoplasmosis) to the exceedingly rare (amebic …