title: MRI and MR spectroscopy findings of a case of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis affecting the corpus callosum.
abstract: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare, slowly progressive, fatal, inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease that is seen mostly in children and young adolescents, and primarily affects the parieto-occipital lobes. The corpus callosum, cerebellum and basal ganglia are less frequently involved. MR spectroscopy (MRS) may illustrate the pathophysiological features of SSPE. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second report of MRS findings of corpus callosum involvement in a stage 3 SSPE case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Inonu Universitesi, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Öztürk
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Inonu Universitesi, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sığırcı
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Inonu Universitesi, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yakıncı
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D013344:Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis*