| Multiple watershed cerebral infarcts. | |
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PMID: 16512065 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The case of a 63-year-old female patient affected by arterial hypertension under home therapy, with disordered consciousness and confusion, is discussed. At the emergency department of another hospital she underwent cranial CT which showed mild swelling of right cerebral hemisphere. Based on the clinical suspicion of herpes simplex encephalitis compatible with a first MRI examination of the brain, the patient was admitted to the department of infectious disease of the polyclinic to confirm the diagnosis and plan the therapeutic approach. MRI was repeated and completed with EPI-DWI sequences and PRESS spectroscopy. It did not rule out categorically the infectious/inflammatory pattern but, based on a careful evaluation of the anatomic distribution of acute lesions, the most likely diagnostic hypothesis was the presence of multiple watershed cerebral infarcts on the right side. |
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Authors:
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Alfredo Pauciulo; Maria Grazia Monteforte; Vita Santa Lorusso; Emilio Africa; Rita Vadalà; Tommaso Tartaglione |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Rays Volume: 30 ISSN: 0390-7740 ISO Abbreviation: Rays Publication Date: 2005 Jul-Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-03-03 Completed Date: 2006-03-27 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7707724 Medline TA: Rays Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 207-13 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Istituto di Radiologia, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Roma, Italy. |
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Brain
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pathology*,
radiography* Cerebral Infarction / complications, diagnosis*, radiography Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Middle Aged Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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