MR IMAGING OF THE BRAIN IN WILSON'S DISEASE.

Authors

  • O. CHAWALPARIT Department of Radiology, Siriraj Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University
  • K. DANPUKDEE Department of Radiology, Siriraj Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University
  • S. SUTHIPONGCHAI Department of Radiology, Siriraj Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University
  • P. CHIEWVIT Department of Radiology, Siriraj Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University
  • A. CHUROJANA Department of Radiology, Siriraj Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University
  • W. APICHONKIT Department of Radiology, Siriraj Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University

Keywords:

Wilson's disease, MR.Imaging

Abstract

Four cases of proven Wilson's disease underwent MRI studies of brain. The characteristic appearance of the putaminal lesion with high and low intensity spots centrally and high intensity "frame" peripherally was shown on T2WI.-TSE in three neurologically symptomatic patients. We also found that the gradient echo imaging showed low signal intensity not more pronouncely than the spin echo imaging. The mid brain, brain stem and cerebellar lesions were also seen in symptomatic patients. Some good correlation of the neurological examinations and MRI findings were found.

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2023-04-06

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CHAWALPARIT O, DANPUKDEE K, SUTHIPONGCHAI S, CHIEWVIT P, CHUROJANA A, APICHONKIT W. MR IMAGING OF THE BRAIN IN WILSON’S DISEASE. ASEAN J Radiol [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 6 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];3(1):37-41. Available from: https://asean-journal-radiology.org/index.php/ajr/article/view/359

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (1997): January-April

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