Imaging findings in tick-borne encephalitis with differential diagnostic considerations

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Aug;199(2):420-7. doi: 10.2214/AJR.11.7911.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this article is to provide a practical review of the spectrum of imaging findings in patients with tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and to address possible differential diagnoses.

Conclusion: Imaging findings in TBE resemble those of other infections, such as meningoencephalitis. However, a predilection for the thalami, basal ganglia, cerebellum, and anterior horns of the spinal cord suggests the possibility of TBE.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Contrast Media
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / diagnosis*
  • Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Contrast Media