title: Local multicystic encephalopathy: case report.
abstract: A case of local multicystic encephalopathy is presented. CT scan showed a low-density area with a string-like structure of iso-density in the left frontal lobe. Angiogram demonstrated no abnormality. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated multiple cystic lesions, and we diagnosed the case as local multicystic encephalopathy. This disease generally occurs diffusely, and local occurrence is very rare. MRI was very useful for diagnosis and delineating the details.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Baba Memorial Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sunada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004678:Encephalomalacia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed