| Distinguishing silent lacunar infarction from enlarged Virchow-Robin spaces: a magnetic resonance imaging and pathological study. | |
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PMID: 9507419 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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We studied clinicopathological correlations between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearances of postmortem brains and pathological findings in 12 patients to identify simple criteria with which to distinguish lacunar infarctions from enlarged Virchow-Robin spaces. In vivo MRI was also available for 6 of the 12 patients. We focused on small, silent, focal lesions including lacunar infarctions and enlarged Virchow-Robin spaces that were confirmed pathologically. From a total of 114 lesions, enlarged Virchow-Robin spaces were most often found in the basal ganglia and had a round or linear shape. Lacunar infarctions also were most frequent in the basal ganglia, but 47% of these were wedge-shaped. In the pathological studies, excluding lesions from the lower basal ganglia region, enlarged Virchow-Robin spaces were usually smaller than 2 x 1 mm. The shapes and sizes of the lesions determined by MRI (in vivo and postmortem) concurred with the pathological findings, except that on MRI the lesions appeared to be about 1 mm larger than found in the pathological study. When lesions from the lower basal ganglia and the brain stem regions are excluded, the sensitivity and specificity for discriminating enlarged Virchow-Robin spaces from lacunar infarctions are optimal when their size is 2 x 1 mm or less in the pathological study (79%/75%, respectively), 2 x 2 mm or less in both of the MRI studies: postmortem (81%/90%), and in vivo (86%/91%). In conclusion, we were able to differentiate most lacunar infarctions from enlarged Virchow-Robin spaces on MRI on the basis of their location, shape and size. We stress that size is the most important factor used to discriminate these lesions on MRI. |
Authors:
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H Bokura; S Kobayashi; S Yamaguchi |
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Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of neurology Volume: 245 ISSN: 0340-5354 ISO Abbreviation: J. Neurol. Publication Date: 1998 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-06-04 Completed Date: 1998-06-04 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0423161 Medline TA: J Neurol Country: GERMANY |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 116-22 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Internal Medicine III, Shimane Medical University, Enya-cho Izumo, Japan. y-ikyoku@sanmedia.or.jp |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Brain / pathology* Cerebral Infarction / diagnosis* Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging* Male Middle Aged |
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J Neurol. 1998 Dec;245(12):813-4
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