Transient decrease of water diffusion in Wernicke's encephalopathy.
We report water diffusion abnormalities in periventricular areas in a patient with Wernicke's encephalopathy. The reduction in diffusion disappeared after 2 weeks of treatment with intravenous thiamine. We suggest that the restricted mobility of cerebral water is related to inflammatory lesions.
Niclot
P
P
Department of Neurology CHU Lariboisière, 2 rue Ambroise Paré, 75010 Paris, France.
Guichard
J P
JP
Djomby
R
R
Sellier
P
P
Bousser
M G
MG
Chabriat
H
H
D000328:Adult; D001834:Body Water / Q000378:metabolism*; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013831:Thiamine; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
D013831:Thiamine