Encephalitis

Courtesy of Paul Traughber, M.D., Boise, Idaho. Figure 1 is a computed tomography (CT) scan of a normal brain. Figure 2 is a CT scan that shows an accumulation of contrast material in infected areas and around the brain from encephalitis.

Encephalitis

CT scans of normal brain and brain with encephalitis

Courtesy of Paul Traughber, M.D., Boise, Idaho.

Figure 1 is a computed tomography (CT) scan of a normal brain. Figure 2 is a CT scan that shows an accumulation of contrast material in infected areas and around the brain from encephalitis.

Current as ofJune 9, 2019

Author: Healthwise Staff
Kathleen Romito, MD – Family Medicine
Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine

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