title: Differential diagnosis of cerebral hemispheric pathology: multimodal approach.
abstract: This article gives a comprehensive review and illustrations of the imaging features of various pathological conditions and clinical syndromes associated with cerebral hemispheric involvement. The various conditions are described and defined to provide a basis for the differential diagnostics. The hypotheses relating to the pathology of the various syndromes are discussed with special emphasis on excitotoxic mechanisms for explaining the subsequent cerebral hemiatrophy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Dr, 0426JCp, 52242 Iowa City, IA, USA. moritani2001@yahoo.com
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moritani
authors.forename: W R K
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Smoker
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D054022:Cerebrum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005150:Facial Hemiatrophy / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D054220:Malformations of Cortical Development / Q000175:diagnosis; D010291:Paresis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome