Open AccessCongenital Brain Infections
Author(s) -
Andrés Arbeláez,
Feliza Restrepo,
Jorge Dávila,
Maurício Castillo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
topics in magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1536-1004
pISSN - 0899-3459
DOI - 10.1097/rmr.0000000000000024
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , central nervous system , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Pediatric congenital intracranial infections are a group of different and important entities that constitute a small percentage of all pediatric infections. The causal factors and clinical presentations are different in children compared with adults. They require early recognition because delay diagnosis and initiation of treatment may have catastrophic consequences. Despite improvements in prenatal screening, vaccine safety, and antibiotics, infections of the central nervous system remain an important cause of neurological disabilities worldwide. This article reviews the most common congenital infections and their imaging findings.