Ventriculitis in an Adult Delineated by Radionuclide Brain Scan
- 1 June 1980
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology
- Vol. 37 (6) , 381-383
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1980.00500550083015
Abstract
• We describe subacute periventricular encephalitis manifesting as dementia in an adult with a radionuclide brain scan showing "ventriculitis." Cranial computed tomography erroneously indicated an infiltrative tumor. We emphasize the use of conservative management rather than surgical exploration.Keywords
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