Bilateral Hyperintense Basal Ganglia on T1-weighted Image
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
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: 1-5, 1994.
Artigo
em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Bilateral high signal intensity in basal ganglia on Tl-weighted images is unusual. the purpose of this study is to describe the pattern of high signal intensity and underlying disease. METHODS AND MATERIALS During the last three years, 8 patients showed bilateral high signal intensity in basal ganglia on Tl-weighted image, as compared with cerebral white matter. Authors analized the images and underlying causes retrospectively. Of 8 patients, 5 were male and 3 were female. The age ranged from 15 days to 79 years. All patient were examined by a 0.5T superconductive MRI. Images were obtained by spin echo multislice technique.RESULTS:
Underlying causes were 4 cases of hepatopathy, 2 cases of calcium metabolism disorder, and one case each of neurofibromatosis and hypoxic brain injury. These process were bilateral in all cases and usually symmetric. In all cases the hyperintense areas were generally homogenous without mass effect or edema, although somewhat nodular appearence was seen in neurofibromatosis. Lesions were located in the globus pallidus and internal capsule in hepatopathy and neurofibromatosis, head of the caudate nucleus in disorder of calcum metabolism, and the globus pallidus in hypoxic brain injury.CONCLUSION:
Although this study is limited by its patient population, bilateral hyperintense basal ganglia is associated with various disease entities. On analysis of hyperintense basal ganglia lesion, the knowledge of clinical information improved diagnostic accuracy.
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Assunto principal:
Gânglios da Base
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Encéfalo
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Lesões Encefálicas
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Distúrbios do Metabolismo do Cálcio
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Núcleo Caudado
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Neurofibromatoses
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Cápsula Interna
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Edema
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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