title: Reversible MRI findings of porphyric encephalopathy. A report of two cases.
abstract: We describe the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in two patients admitted to our institution with neuropsychiatric symptoms and severe abdominal pain diagnosed as acute intermittent porphyria (AIP). MRI revealed multiple lesions which regressed following treatment. We suggest reversible cerebral vasospasm underlies the MRI abnormalities and the cerebral symptoms in porphyria.
authors.affiliation: Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery; Istanbul, Turkey - ayssoysal@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soysal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dayan
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Caliskan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arpaci