Intracranial vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging features of infectious vasculitis

Vasculitis is a complication of several infectious diseases affecting the central nervous system, which may result in ischemic and/or hemorrhagic stroke, transient ischemic attack, and aneurysm formation. The infectious agent may directly infect the endothelium, causing vasculitis, or indirectly affect the vessel wall through an immunological mechanism. The clinical manifestations of these complications usually overlap with those of non-infectious vascular diseases, making diagnosis challenging.

Source: Clinical Imaging - March 28, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Diogo Goulart Corr êa, Felipe Torres Pacheco, Luiz Celso Hygino da Cruz, Renato Hoffmann Nunes, Antônio Carlos Martins Maia, Luis Filipe de Souza Godoy, Louise Bisolo, Nivaldo Adolfo da Silva, Matheus Dorigatti Soldatelli, Christiane Monteiro de Siqueir Tags: Neuroradiology Source Type: research