Englishversionofnursinglectureonimagingmanifestationsofencephalitiscontents目录•Overviewofethics•Imagingpresentationsofethics•Encephalitiscare•EncephalitisEnglishProfessionalTerminology•Sharinganddiscussionofcasesofethics01OverviewofethicsDefinitionEmphasisisanInflammatoryconditionofthebrainparenchymathatiscommonlycausedbyaviralinfectionItcanalsobesecondarytootherinfections,autoimmunediseases,ormalignanciesClassificationEncephalitisisclassifiedbasedonthecause,withvirtualethicsbeingthemostcommontypeOthertypesincludebacterial,fungal,andparasiticethicsDefinitionandclassificationEtiologyThemostcommoncauseofethicsisaviralinfection,oftenbyavirusthatiscirculatinginthecommunityHerpessimplexvirus(HSV)andVaricellazostervirus(VZV)aretwoofthemostcommonvirusesthatcauseethicsPathogenesisThepathogenesofethicsinvolvetheinvasionofvirusesintothecentralnervoussystem(CNS)andthesubsequenceimmediateresponsemountedbythebodytocleartheinfectionThisimmediateresponsecanleadtoinflationanddamagetothebrainissueTheecologyandpathogenesisofethicsSymptomsCommonsymbolsofethicsincludefever,headache,invoicing,fusion,size,andalternativeconsciousnessesThesymptomscanvarydependingonthecauseandtheseverityoftheinfectionSignsSignsofevidenceincludingfever,meningismus(stiffneckorKernig'ssign),focalneurologicaldefects(suchasweaknessornumbness),andabnormalfindingsonneuroimagingstudies(suchasbrainswellingorfocalless)Symptomsandsignsofethics02ImagingpresentationsofethicsGeneralchanges01Enlargementofthevegetables,lossofgraywhitematterdifferentiation,andbrainswitchingarecommonfindingsonCTscansofpatientswithethicsLocalizedlessons02Focalormultifocallessonsinthebrainparenchyma,oftenwithmasseffect,canbeobservedTheselessonscanmimicstrokeortutorEnhancement03InflammationandbloodrainbarrierbreakdowncanleadtoenhancementoftheaffectedbrainissueonpostcontrastCTscansCTscanfindingsT2/FLAIRhyperintensitiesMRIismoresensitivethanCTfordetectingparallellesionsinethicsT2weightedandfluidattendedinversionrecovery(FLAIR)sequencesoftenshowhyperintensitylesionsintheaffectedareasDWIlessonsDiffusionweightedimaging(DWI)candetectcyclotoxicedemaassociatedwithethics,showingrestricteddiffusionwithintheaffectedbrainissueEnhancementSimilartoCT,MRIenhancementcanoccurduetobloodbrainbarrierbreakdownandinflationGadoliniumenhancementismorespecificforactiveinflationMRIscanfindingsEEGpresentations•Backgroundactivity:EEGstylishlyshowsdiffuseslowinginpatientswithepilepsy,indicatingwidespreadbraindysfunction•Focalslowing:Iftheinfectionisfocal,EEGmayshowfocalslowingorepileptiformactivityinthecorrespondingarea•Paroxysmalactivity:Sharpwavesorepileptiformdischargescanbeobservedduringtheactivephaseofcoherenceorinassociationwithsizes•Insummary,imagingplaysacriticalroleinthediagnosisandmanagementofpatientswithethicsCTandMRIscansprovideinformationonthelocationandextentofbraininvolvement,whileEEGcanassessthedegreeofbraindysfunctionandguidesizemanagementUnderstandingtheimagingpresentationsofevidenceisessentialfornursestoeffectivelyassessandcareforthesepatients03Encephalitiscare•Monitorvitalsigns:Regularlycheckandrecordtemperature,bloodpressure,heartrate,andrespiratoryratetoassessthepatient'sconditionanddetectanychangesindicatingworrisomeevidenceActphasecareControlseatsAdministerantiseatmedicinetopreventorcontrolseatsassociatedwithethicsProvidecomfortmeasuresEnsure...