title: MRI findings of hemolytic uremic syndrome with encephalopathy: widespread symmetrical distribution.
abstract: The authors report the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in a 22-year-old woman with hemolytic uremic syndrome and encephalopathy secondary to verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli. Multiple lesions in the midbrain, cerebellum, occipital lobe, and basal ganglia showed high signal intensity on T2-weighted images with widespread symmetrical distribution. Most of these findings showed remarkable reduction on MRI images obtained 70 days after the onset. It is suggested that edema induced by local breakdown of blood-brain barrier might play an important role in the patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cerebrovascular Disease, St. Mary's Hospital. h-nkmr@rr.iij4u.or.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Hitonori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takaba
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Yoshisuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saku
authors.forename: Fumihiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Setsuro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ibayashi
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujishima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*