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The bulletin of the Yamaguchi Medical School Volume 39 Issue 3-4
published_at 1992-12
Magnetic resonance image in probable Alexander's disease
Magnetic resonance image in probable Alexander's disease
Yamamoto Kiyoshi
Morimatsu Mitsunori
Ukita Takeshi
Yamada Michio
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We report the case of a 14-year-old girl with suspected Alexander's disease. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed decreased intensity in the frontal white matter on T1-weighted sequences, and an increasd intensity on T2-weighted images. T1-weighted sequences demonstrated an increased attenuation of the basal ganglia, occipital lobes, cerebellum and brainstem. T2-weighted images showed a decreased intensity of the basal ganglia and brainstem. Magnetic resonance imaging is a useful adjunct in establishing a premortal diagnosis of Alexander's disease without brain biopsy.
Creator Keywords
Alexander's disease
Magnetic resonance imageing
Single photon emission computed tomography(SPECT)
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