Prominent cerebral veins on susceptibility-weighted angiography in acute meningoencephalitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

We have commonly observed prominent cerebral veins on susceptibility-weighted angiography (SWAN) in acute meningoencephalitis. This study aimed to investigate the clinical significance of these findings.

Methods

Cerebral veins on SWAN of 98 patients with acute meningoencephalitis diagnosed from February 2016 through October 2020 were classified into three groups according to the degree of venous prominence (mild, 23; moderate, 53; and prominent, 22). Clinical variables and laboratory findings were compared between these groups. The influence of variables on the prediction of prominent cerebral veins was measured by random forest (RF) and gradient boosting machine (GBM).

Results

As cerebral veins became more prominent, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) g

SUBMITTER: Jung YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10636387 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature