•Overviewofencephalitis•Imagingdiagnostictechniquesforencephalitis•Diagnosticcriteriaandproceduresforimagingofencephalitis目录•Analysisofimagingdiagnosiscasesofencephalitis•Nursingandtreatmentofimagingdiagnosisforencephalitis•Thelatestprogressandprospectsofimagingdiagnosisofencephalitis目录DefinitionandclassificationDefinitionClassificationSymptomsandsignsofencephalitisSymptomsPhysicalsignsTheetiologyandpathogenesisofencephalitisEtiologyPathogenesisCTscanCTscanningisacommonlyusedimagingdiagnostictechniquethatgenerateshigh-definitionimagesofthebrainthroughX-rayandcomputertechnology.CTscanningcanquicklydetectlesionssuchasinflammation,bleeding,andtumorsinthebrain,providingimportantevidenceforthediagnosisofencephalitis.TheadvantagesofCTscanningaresimpleoperationandfastimagingspeed,butthereisariskofradiation.MRIscanNuclearmedicineimagingAdvantagesanddisadvantagesofimagingdiagnosisImagingdiagnostictechnologyisanimportantmeansofdiagnosingencephalitis,whichcanprovideintuitiveandaccuratediagnosticbasis.Variousimagingdiagnostictechniqueshavetheirownadvantagesanddisadvantages,andappropriatediagnosticmethodsneedtobeselectedbasedonspecificcircumstances.Theadvantageofimagingdiagnostictechnologyisthatitcanquicklyandaccuratelydetectbrainlesions,buttherearecertainradiationandcostrisks.diagnosticcriteriadiagnosticcriteriaMeningitis01Brainedema02Intracranialhypertension03Diagnosticprocess01Medicalhis…02030405Neurologica…LaboratoryexaminationImagingDiagnosisa…examinationThecombinationofimagingdiagnosisandclinicaldiagnosisCorrespondencebetweenima…Basedonimagingfindings,speculateonthepossibleclinicalsymptomsthatpatientsmayexperience,providingabasisfortreatment.DynamicobservationofchangesintheconditionThroughregularfollow-upimagingexaminations,observetheextent,severity,andtreatmenteffectofthelesion,andadjustthetreatmentplan.ImprovingdiagnosticaccuracyCombiningimagingandclinicaldatatoimprovetheaccuracyandreliabilityofencephalitisdiagnosis.Case1:ImagingdiagnosisofacuteencephalitisSummaryTheimagingdiagnosisofacuteencephalitismainlyreliesonimagingexaminationssuchasMRIandCT.Byobservingthelocationandseverityofbrainlesions,theseverityoftheconditioncanbedetermined.DetaileddescriptionTheimagingmanifestationsofacuteencephalitismainlyincludebrainparenchymalswelling,shallowsulcus,andventricularcompression.MRIexaminationcandetectlesionsearlierandisofgreatsignificanceforjudgingtheconditionandprognosis.Case2:ImagingdiagnosisofchronicencephalitisSummaryDetaileddescriptionCase3:ImagingdiagnosisofcomplicationsofencephalitisSummaryDetaileddescriptionTheimagingdiagnosisofcomplicationsofencephalitisrequirescorrespondingimagingexaminationsfordifferentcomplications.Byobservingthelocationandseverityofthelesion,theseverityoftheconditioncanbedetermined.Commoncomplicationsofencephalitisincludeintracranialhemorrhage,hydrocephalus,cerebraledema,etc.ImagingexaminationssuchasCTandMRIcandetectlesions,whichisofgreatsignificancefortimelydiagnosisandtreatment.NursingpointsTreatmentprinciplesandmethodsSymptomatictreatmentAntiviraltherapyAntiinflammatorytreatmentSupporttreatmentRehabilitationandprognosticassessmentRehabilitationtrainingPsychologicalsupportPrognosticassessmentNewTechnologyApplicationsandProspectsNewTechnologyApplicationsandProspectsInnovationinmedicalimagingtechnologyFutureoutlookResearchhotspotsandchallengesInspirationandsuggestionsfornursingwork