[Diagnosis of 10 patients with cortical laminar necrosis].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the feature of cortical laminar necrosis (CLN) and to decrease the incidence of misdiagnosis and improve the treatment of CLN.


METHODS
Ten patients with CLN in Xiangya Hospital of Central South were included in this study from June 2005 to May 2007. The clinical feature, laboratory examination, image manifestation, treatment, and turnover of patients were analysed.


RESULTS
CLN might happen at any age. The obstacle of brain energy metabolism with sugar and/or oxygen in central nervous system and heredities or acquired blemish could result in CLN. CLN was characterized in histopathology and imaging.


CONCLUSIONS
Many etiological factors can lead to CLN. It has different clinical features and can be easily misdiagnosed as some other hemorrhagic diseases.
Wu
Zhiguo
Z
Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
Liu
Renkai
R
Xiao
Bo
B
Li
Guoliang
G
Feng
Li
L
Zhang
Yong
Y
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology