Can MRI Differentiate between Infectious and Immune-Related Acute Cerebellitis? A Retrospective Imaging Study.

Gunes Orman Stephen F Kralik Nilesh K Desai Avner Meoded Haleh Sangi-Haghpeykar George I Jallo Eugen Boltshauser Thierry A G M Huisman

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2021)

Acute cerebellitis is a rare condition, and MR imaging is helpful in the differential diagnosis. T2-FLAIR hyperintense signal in the brainstem and supratentorial brain may be indicative of immune-related acute cerebellitis, and downward herniation may be indicative of infectious acute cerebellitis.

Keyphrases

liver failure
respiratory failure
drug induced
aortic dissection
magnetic resonance imaging
hepatitis b virus
high resolution
contrast enhanced
intensive care unit
white matter
magnetic resonance
mass spectrometry
brain injury
diffusion weighted imaging
subarachnoid hemorrhage