PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lequin, Maarten H.
AU  - Vermeulen, Jeroen R.
AU  - van Elburg, Ruurd M.
AU  - Barkhof, Frederik
AU  - Kornelisse, René F.
AU  - Swarte, Renate
AU  - Govaert, Paul P.
TI  - <em>Bacillus cereus</em> Meningoencephalitis in Preterm Infants: Neuroimaging Characteristics
DP  - 2005 Sep 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 2137--2143
VI  - 26
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/26/8/2137.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/26/8/2137.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2005 Sep 01; 26
AB  - BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Meningoencephalitis can severely damage the developing brain. Preterms are more prone for nosocomial infections with pathogens other than Group B streptococci and Escherichia coli. In this report we focus on the deleterious clinical course and imaging characteristics of proven Bacillus cereus meningoencephalitis.METHODS: We collected 3 cases of proven Bacillus cereus meningoencephalitis. In the medical records we focused on prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal risk factors. Imaging data of several brain ultrasounds, MR images, and diffusion-weighted images were reevaluated.RESULTS: The ultrasound and MR images show a typical pattern of mainly hemorrhagic and early cavitating, selective white matter destruction.CONCLUSION: Knowledge of this paradigm of acquired brain injury may help to better understand the natural course of these severe neonatal infections.