dbo:abstract
- Cerebritis is the inflammation of the cerebrum, which performs a number of important functions, such as memory and speech. It is also defined as a purulent nonencapsulated parenchymal infection of brain which is characterized by nonspecific features on CT scans (ill-defined low density area with peripheral enhancement) and cannot reliably be distinguished from neoplasms. Cerebritis usually occurs as a result of an underlying condition, which causes the inflammation of the brain tissue. It is commonly found in patients with lupus. Lupus cerebritis may occur in adults and children. The duration of the central nervous system involvement may vary from a few minutes, as in classic migraine or a transient ischemic attack, to years, as in dementia. Resulting neurological deficits may be transient or permanent, occasionally resulting in death. (en)
- La cerebritis es una infección cerebral localizada, que evoluciona a lo largo de 10 o 12 días, ocurriendo luego la formación de un absceso (cerebritis encapsulada), que característicamente aparece brillante en difusión y con caída del ADC (coeficiente aparente de difusión) por restricción en el movimiento del agua intralesional. (es)