BLOOD-BRAIN-BARRIER DISRUPTION IN ACUTE WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY - MR FINDINGS

被引:54
作者
SCHROTH, G
WICHMANN, W
VALAVANIS, A
机构
[1] Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital, Zürich, CH-8091
关键词
ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN; DISEASES; WERNICKE DISEASE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;
D O I
10.1097/00004728-199111000-00034
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
The clinical and MR features of an alcoholic woman with Wernicke encephalopathy are reported. During the acute stage Gd-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid enhanced MR revealed damage of the blood-brain barrier bilaterally and symmetrically adjacent to the third ventricle, cerebral aqueduct, and fourth ventricle. The enhancement disappeared after successful thiamine therapy, as demonstrated in a repeat postcontrast MR 1 week later.
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页码:1059 / 1061
页数:3
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