Central nervous system magnetic resonance imaging findings in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MR) of the brain was performed in five patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and the findings were evaluated. Two patients had asymmetrical areas of increased signal intensity in the white matter. Such changes are not specific, but some possible explanations for these findings in ALS are considered.
Iwasaki
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Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Kinoshita
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M
Ikeda
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Takamiya
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K
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged