NEUROIMAGING FINDINGS IN RARE AMEBIC INFECTIONS OF THE CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM

The imaging findings in a case of panamebic meningoencephalitis and in a case of granulomatous amebic encephalitis, two rare infections of t he central nervous system caused by amebae, are presented and the worl d literature is reviewed, The brain CT findings in panamebic meningoen cephalitis are nonspecific; our case showed diffuse edema. In the case of granulomatous amebic encephalitis, there was evidence of large art erial occlusions and MR demonstration of spinal cord infarctions.