title: Central nervous system magnetic resonance imaging findings in myotonic dystrophy.
abstract: We evaluated findings in 14 patients with myotonic dystrophy (MD) using magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and compared them with those in age-matched controls with headache. There was an increased incidence of ventriculomegaly and a lumpy and/or thick pattern of periventricular hyperintensity in patients with MD as compared with the age-matched controls. These white matter abnormalities do not appear to be etiologically specific, but some possible explanations for these frequent findings in MD are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Glantz
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Huckman
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Garron
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Siegel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006261:Headache / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009223:Myotonic Dystrophy / Q000473:pathology*