title: Lesions affecting the claustrum.
abstract: MR imaging examinations of seven patients with a variety of claustral disorders are included in this study. The ages of the patients ranged from 4 to 65 years, and all of them were males. The lesions involving the claustrum comprised cases with asphyxia, Wilson's disease, ischemic white matter disease, thalamic arteriovenous malformation, MELAS syndrome, viral encephalitis and Parkinson's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ege University Hospital, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Sener
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000150:complications; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications; D017241:MELAS Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D013788:Thalamus / Q000098:blood supply