Diffusion-weighted imaging in a case of Wernicke encephalopathy

In a chronic alcoholic patient with progressive confusion, which was consistent with the clinical diagnosis of Wernicke encephalopathy, T2-weighted, FLAIR and diffusion weighted (DWI) MR imaging depicted brain abnormalities located in both medial thalamic nuclei. Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC)...

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Published inJournal of neuroradiology Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 39 - 42
Main Authors DUCREUX, D, PETIT-LACOUR, M. C, BENOUDIBA, F, CASTELAIN, V, MARSOT-DUPUCH, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Paris Masson 01.03.2002
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Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - diagnosis
Case study
Nervous system diseases
Central nervous system disease
Medical imagery
Female
Basal ganglion
Diagnosis
Diffusion coefficient
Diffusion
Wernicke encephalopathy
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
Cerebral disorder
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Summary:In a chronic alcoholic patient with progressive confusion, which was consistent with the clinical diagnosis of Wernicke encephalopathy, T2-weighted, FLAIR and diffusion weighted (DWI) MR imaging depicted brain abnormalities located in both medial thalamic nuclei. Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) measurements in these regions shown unexpected normal values, referring to Wernicke pathological findings and DWI data. DWI may be helpful to diagnose early basal nuclei abnormalities, but may fail to compute ADC values in these locations.
ISSN:0150-9861