Cranial nerve enhancement

Last revised by Dalia Ibrahim on 9 Jul 2021

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Gaillard F, Ibrahim D, Adams M, et al. Cranial nerve enhancement. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Jun 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26664

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26664

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/26664?iframe=true

rID:

26664

Article created:

2 Jan 2014, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

9 Jul 2021, Dalia Ibrahim ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Dalia Ibrahim had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

15 times, by 12 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System

Synonyms:

Enhancement of cranial nerves
Enhancing cranial nerves

Enhancement of cranial nerves has a lengthy differential including ^1-2:

infection
- mycobacterial: tuberculosis, leprosy
- bacterial: mycoplasma
- spirochetes: Lyme disease, syphilis
- viruses: e.g. herpes zoster virus, influenza virus, human herpesvirus 1 (HHV1) ³
- funguses
- parasites
granulomatous / agiopathic
demyelination / post-infective
Guillain–Barré syndrome and variants: facial nerve ^1,4
- Miller Fischer syndrome
- polyneuritis cranialis
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) ⁴
neoplastic
- primary
  - schwannoma
  - neurofibroma
- secondary
  - CSF seeding
    - carcinomatosis
    - gliomas
  - infiltration by lymphoma / leukaemia / multiple myeloma
hereditary
iatrogenic
- radiotherapy / radiation / gamma knife ⁵
- surgery / trauma
- toxins
- drugs
idiopathic
- Tolosa-Hunt syndrome
- idiopathic pachymeningitis

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