Demyelinating and Inflammatory Lesions of the Brain and Spine, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

1st Edition, Volume 32-2 - April 3, 2024
Editors: Reza Forghani, Ashok Srinivasan
Language: English
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In this issue of MRI Clinics, guest editors Drs. Reza Forghani and Ashok Srinivasan bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Demyelinating and Inflammatory Lesions of the Brain and Spine. Top experts in the field provide multiple articles on multiple sclerosis, as well as articles on bacterial, fungal, and viral infections of the brain and spine.

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Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
CME Accreditation Page
Foreword
Preface
Multiple Sclerosis Part 1: Essentials and the McDonald Criteria
Key points
Introduction
Pathology
Imaging findings
McDonald criteria
Differential diagnosis (multiple sclerosis mimics)
Summary
Clinics care points
Multiple Sclerosis Part 2: Advanced Imaging and Emerging Techniques
Key points
Introduction
Iron-sensitive techniques
Diffusion-based techniques
Myelin quantification with MR imaging
Molecular Imaging
Glymphatic imaging
Perfusion imaging
Summary
Clinics care points
Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease
Key points
Introduction
History
Summary
Clinics care points
Toxic and Drug-Related White Matter Diseases of the Brain and Spine
Key points
Introduction
Cerebral edema
Imaging patterns of neurotoxicity
Diagnostic tests and neuroimaging
Summary
Clinics care points
Uncommon and Miscellaneous Inflammatory Disorders of the Brain and Spine
Key points
Introduction
Neurosarcoidosis
Neuro-Behcet’s disease
Central nervous system vasculitis
Autoimmune encephalitis
Chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids
Susac’s syndrome
Summary
Bacterial, Viral, and Prion Infectious Diseases of the Brain
Key points
Introduction
Pathophysiology and route of spread of bacterial and viral infection
Bacterial infection of the brain
Viral infection of the brain
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Summary
Clinics care points
Bacterial and Viral Infectious Disease of the Spine
Key points
Introduction
An overview of epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations of spinal infection
Imaging evaluation of spinal infection
Imaging manifestations of bacterial infection in the spine
Spondylitis and spondylodiscitis
Epidural and subdural abscesses
Septic arthritis of facet joints
Meningitis, myelitis, and intramedullary abscess
Imaging manifestations of viral infection in the spine
Postinfectious myelopathy and polyradiculopathy
Summary
Clinics care points
Infectious Diseases of the Brain and Spine: Fungal Diseases
Key points
Introduction
Yeasts
Molds
Dimorphic fungi
Summary
Clinics care points
Infectious Diseases of the Brain and Spine: Parasitic and Other Atypical Transmissible Diseases
Key points
Introduction
Protozoal infections
Metazoal infections
Other transmissible diseases
Summary
Clinics care points
Multiple Sclerosis: Clinical Update and Clinically-Oriented Radiologic Reporting
Key points
Introduction: multiple sclerosis—brief clinical overview and updates
Overview of MR imaging in diagnosis and monitoring of multiple sclerosis
MR imaging protocols in multiple sclerosis
Updates on brain MR imaging in multiple sclerosis
Updates on spine MR imaging in multiple sclerosis
The use of gadolinium in monitoring patients with multiple sclerosis
Segmentation tools
Summary and recommendations for radiology reporting
Basic Science of Neuroinflammation and Involvement of the Inflammatory Response in Disorders of the Nervous System
Key points
Introduction
Key players in neuroinflammation
Neuroinflammation in diseases
Summary

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