Radiopaedia Helpers

Strong List Colon Position

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"T2/FLAIR:"

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Acronyms

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"It is only one of many neurological manifestations of EBV infection. Others include ADEM, demyelination, myelitis, polyradiculitis, polyradiculomyelitis, acute cerebellar ataxia and primary CNS lymphoma ^4,8."

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"A diagnosis is usually made by either detecting serum viral capsid antigen IgM or by directly detecting of EBV DNA via CFS and or serum PCR ⁸."

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Commas

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"It is only one of many neurological manifestations of EBV infection. Others include ADEM, demyelination, myelitis, polyradiculitis, polyradiculomyelitis, acute cerebellar ataxia and primary CNS lymphoma ^4,8."

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Oxford Comma

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"Primary EBV infection is usually asymptomatic or manifests as infectious mononucleosis with fever, lymphadenopathy and tonsillopharyngitis ¹. EBV encephalitis presents non-specifically with the following ¹:"

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"thalamus, brainstem, cerebellum and spinal cord (less common)"

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Lint: ebv-encephalitis