Fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) imaging in acute Wernicke encephalopathy.
We report a case of Wernicke encephalopathy in which the FLAIR sequence could reveal involvement of the mammillary bodies. FLAIR imaging was useful in monitoring the lesions as well as in diagnosing Wernicke encephalopathy.
Maeda
M
M
Department of Radiology, Fukui Medical School.
Tsuchida
C
C
Handa
Y
Y
Ishii
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000473:pathology; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008326:Mammillary Bodies / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis*