title: Imaging Manifestations of Neurologic Complications in Anemia.
abstract: The hallmark signs and symptoms of anemia are directly related to a decrease in oxygen delivery to vital tissues and organs and include pallor, fatigue, lightheadedness, and shortness of breath. Neurologic complications are often nonspecific and can include poor concentration, irritability, faintness, tinnitus, and headache. If undiagnosed or untreated, anemia can progress to cognitive dysfunction, psychosis, encephalopathy, myelopathy, peripheral neuropathy, and more focal syndromes, such as stroke, seizures, chorea, and transverse myelitis. Imaging can play an important role in the early diagnosis and treatment of these neurologic and systemic complications associated with anemia, and hence, better outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
authors.forename: Ritesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
authors.forename: Shyam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sabat
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA; Department of Neurology, Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA. Electronic address: skanekar@hmc.psu.edu.
authors.forename: Sangam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanekar
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Anemia; Imaging; Neurologic complications