Optic neuritis with silent cerebral lesions: availability of FLAIR sequences.
A 10-year-old male suffering from acute optic neuritis is reported with multiple silent cerebral lesions, which remained visible only with fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequences at 3-week intervals. Conventional sequences with magnetic resonance imaging did not visualize the lesions. Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequences are highly sensitive for the detection of silent lesions in acute optic neuritis.
Takanashi
J
J
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chiba, Japan.
Sugita
K
K
Fujii
K
K
Takatsuna
Y
Y
Niimi
H
H
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA