MR IMAGING OF CNS RELAPSE OF WHIPPLE DISEASE

被引:26
作者
DAVION, T
ROSAT, P
SEVESTRE, H
DESABLENS, B
DEBUSSCHE, C
DELAMARRE, J
CAPRON, JP
机构
[1] CHU AMIENS,DEPT HEPATOGASTROENTEROL,F-80054 AMIENS,FRANCE
[2] CHU AMIENS,DEPT NEUROSURG,F-80054 AMIENS,FRANCE
[3] CHU AMIENS,DEPT RADIOL A,F-80054 AMIENS,FRANCE
[4] CHU AMIENS,DEPT ANAT PATHOL,F-80054 AMIENS,FRANCE
关键词
Brain; Disease; Diseases; Magnetic resonance imaging; Whipple;
D O I
10.1097/00004728-199009000-00029
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
We report a case of late CNS relapse of Whipple disease without articular or digestive signs. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the brain clearly showed the disappearance of the normal low intensity signal of the aqueduct of Sylvius and the presence of high intensity signals in the frontal white matter and in the caudate nucleus. This case suggests that MR imaging of the brain is the procedure of choice for identifying cerebral involvement in Whipple disease. © 1988 Raven Press, Ltd., New York.
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页码:815 / 817
页数:3
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