MRI reveals reversible lesions resembling posterior reversible encephalopathy in porphyria.
We report a 20-year-old woman who had an attack of acute intermittent porphyria with seizures, hallucinations, autonomic and somatic neuropathy. T2-weighted MRI revealed multiple lesions which were no longer visible 3 months later. We suggest a similar mechanism to posterior reversible encephalopathy underlying cerebral symptoms in porphyria.
Celik
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Department of Neurology, Sisli Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Sisli Etfal S., Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey, fmcelik@attglobal.net
Forta
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Dalkiliç
Türker
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Babacan
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D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017118:Porphyria, Acute Intermittent / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors