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Acute hemicerebellitis in a pediatric patient: a case report of a serial MR spectroscopy study.
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PMID:  22184675     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The changes in the signals for brain metabolites in the left cerebellum of a 14-year-old boy with acute hemicerebellitis were monitored using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). From the onset of disease treatment to long-term follow-up, MRS data were serially acquired from the left and right cerebella, basal ganglia (BG), and centrum semiovale (CS). Large fluctuations in his MRS signals were observed in the left cerebellum. At onset (first day), his glutamate/glutamine complex signals were increased (>mean ± 2 standard deviations [SD] of the control), and those for N-acetylaspartate/N-acetylaspartylglutamate and myo-inositol were decreased (<2SD). By the 25th day, these signals had recovered to normal levels, while those for choline (Cho) were increased. In other locations, the signals for mIns in the BG and Cho in the CS were decreased on the seventh day. By the 201st day, the levels of all metabolites in all locations had recovered to within ± 2SD of the control levels. In vivo proton MRS monitoring demonstrated reversible metabolite changes associated with acute hemicerebellitis, which should contribute to its differential diagnosis from brain tumors.
Authors:
Moyoko Tomiyasu; Noriko Aida; Tadahiro Mitani; Takahito Wada; Takayuki Obata; Hitoshi Osaka
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-12-7
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987)     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1600-0455     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-12-20     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8706123     Medline TA:  Acta Radiol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba.
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