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Ventriculitis / Ependymitis
Inflammation and enlargement of the ventricles characterizes ventriculitis. Ependymitis shows hydrocephalus with damage to the ependymal lining and proliferation of subependymal glia. A CT of patients with these conditions reveals the presence of periventricular edema and subependymal enhancement. Ventriculitis and Ependymitis affect approximately 30% of the adult patients and 90% of the pediatric patients with meningitis.
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CT scan, note the ring enhancing |
