title: T2 shortening in childhood moyamoya disease.
abstract: We examined T2 shortening in six children with infarcts due to moyamoya disease to clarify whether there are characteristic patterns of T2 shortening in the deep grey and white matter. Profound T2 shortening in the deep grey and white matter was observed in the acute stage of infarct in two cases, which changed to high intensity in the chronic stage; in this stage no T2 shortening was demonstrated in any case. Neither haemorrhagic infarction nor calcification was seen on CT or MRI. There could be longitudinally different T2 shortening patterns between infarcts due to moyamoya disease and other disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takanashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Date
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niimi
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009072:Moyamoya Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography