Magnetic resonance image in probable Alexander's disease
The bulletin of the Yamaguchi Medical School Volume 39 Issue 3-4
Page 71-74
published_at 1992-12
Title
Magnetic resonance image in probable Alexander's disease
Creators
Yamamoto Kiyoshi
Creators
Morimatsu Mitsunori
Creators
Ukita Takeshi
Creators
Yamada Michio
Source Identifiers
Creator Keywords
Alexander's disease
Magnetic resonance imageing
Single photon emission computed tomography(SPECT)
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.
Languages
eng
Resource Type
departmental bulletin paper
Publishers
Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
Date Issued
1992-12
File Version
Version of Record
Access Rights
open access
Relations
[ISSN]0513-1812
[NCID]AA00594272
Schools
医学部