title: [Hurst acute haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis: MRI findings].
abstract: A case of autopsy-proven acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis is reported. Early magnetic resonance imaging showed extensive bilateral asymmetrical demyelinating lesions and foci of microhemorrhage sparing the cortex ribbon. Fulminant disease culminated in coma and death within twenty-four hours. A comprehensive correlation between pathological findings of acute haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis and both classical and advanced neuroimaging findings is provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology , Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liege, Belgium. l.tshibanda@chu.ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tshibanda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nchimi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otte
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Dondelinger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002794:Choline / Q000032:analysis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D004684:Leukoencephalitis, Acute Hemorrhagic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
chemical_list: D001224:Aspartic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid; C000179:N-acetylaspartate; D002794:Choline