title: Diffusion-weighted MR imaging findings of acute necrotizing encephalopathy.
abstract: Multiple, symmetrical brain lesions affecting the bilateral thalami and cerebral white matter, which often show a concentric structure on CT and MR images, characterize acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) of childhood. We describe the imaging findings of a 2-year-old child with ANE obtained with diffusion-weighted MR imaging. We discuss the significance of these findings, as well as the pathophysiology of ANE lesions, with reference to the appearance of the disease as revealed by diffusion-weighted MR imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sait
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Albayram
authors.forename: Zekeriya
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bilgi
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Selcuk
authors.forename: Dogan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Selcuk
authors.forename: Halit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cam
authors.forename: Naci
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koçer
authors.forename: Civan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Islak
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004684:Leukoencephalitis, Acute Hemorrhagic / Q000175:diagnosis*