Diffusion-weighted MR imaging findings of acute necrotizing encephalopathy.
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.
Albayram
Sait
S
Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Turkey.
Bilgi
Zekeriya
Z
Selcuk
Hakan
H
Selcuk
Dogan
D
Cam
Halit
H
Koçer
Naci
N
Islak
Civan
C
D002675:Child, Preschool; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004684:Leukoencephalitis, Acute Hemorrhagic / Q000175:diagnosis*