title: Abnormal diffusion-weighted imaging findings in an adult patient with acute cerebellitis presenting with a normal magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Acute cerebellitis is an unusual central nervous system complication of infectious disease often due to viral etiology. Diagnosis is aided by neuroimaging studies, actually by magnetic resonance imaging in the first place, which shows increased signal intensity on T2-weighted images. However, conventional magnetic resonance imaging may be unrevealing in some of the cases, and additional workup such as single photon emission computed tomography and diffusion-weighted imaging may be required. We present a case of acute cerebellitis in a 35-year-old woman diagnosed by diffusion-weighted imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey. fuldemyildirim@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Fuldem Yildirim
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Donmez
authors.forename: A Muhtesem
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Agildere
authors.forename: Huseyin Gurkan
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Tore
authors.forename: Sedef
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ure
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benli
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D002097:C-Reactive Protein