Portal-systemic encephalopathy: report of a case with unusual MR findings.
A case of subclinical portal-systemic encephalopathy with unusual MR findings is described. The basal ganglia and cerebral white matter were diffusely hyperintense on T1-weighted images. No similar cases have been previously described in the literature.
Department of Radiology, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
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D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged