Multiple Cavernous Angiomas in the Brain and Spinal Cord
| Autor: | Akira Inaba, Hiroya Kuwahara, Yoshimasa Noguchi, Yukinobu Saito |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Hemangioma Cavernous Central Nervous System Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Central nervous system Magnetic resonance angiography Hemangioma Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Seizures medicine Humans Aged medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Cerebrum Brain Magnetic resonance imaging medicine.disease Spinal cord Magnetic Resonance Imaging medicine.anatomical_structure Spinal Cord nervous system Angiography Neurology (clinical) Brainstem Radiology business Magnetic Resonance Angiography |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Neurology. 67 |
| ISSN: | 0003-9942 |
| DOI: | 10.1001/archneurol.2010.270 |
| Popis: | A68-YEAR-OLD MAN developed a generalized convulsion. He had undergone resectionsofcutaneouscavernousangiomasintheneck, chest, and abdomen 3 years earlier. Brain T2*-weighted magnetic resonance images (MRIs) showed multiple low-intensity nodules extensivelyinthewholebrain(Figure 1). The sizes of the lesions were mostly less than 1 cm. The number of lesions was too high to count, but there were at least 150 in the cerebrum, 50 in the cerebellum, and 10 in the brainstem. Brain magnetic resonance angiography showed no abnormalfindings.Electroencephalography revealed diffuse slow basic rhythm without paroxysmal activity after administration of the initial intravenous dose of phenytoin. Cervical T2*-weighted MRIs also showed low-intensity nodules in the spinal cord (Figure 2). Retinal abnormalities were not detected by means of ophthalmologic examination. |
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