title: Mamillary body enhancement on MR as the only sign of acute Wernicke encephalopathy.
abstract: We report a case of Wernicke encephalopathy in which the only sign of acute disease was enhancement of the mamillary bodies. This case demonstrates the utility of gadolinium enhancement at MR imaging as a means of diagnosing or confirming the syndrome of Wernicke encephalopathy even in the absence of atrophy or T2 abnormalities within the diencephalon and mesencephalon.
authors.affiliation: Greensboro Radiology Associates, NC 27415.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Shogry
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Curnes
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003287:Contrast Media; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008326:Mammillary Bodies / Q000473:pathology*; D008536:Meglumine; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D004338:Drug Combinations; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA