Combination of structural MRI, functional MRI and brain PET-CT provide more diagnostic and prognostic value in patients of cerebellar ataxia associated with anti-Tr/DNER: a case report
Autor: | Dong Zhou, Sisi Shen, Ruiyi Yang, Ming Zhou, Jin-Mei Li, Wenyu Liu |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Cerebellum Neurology Cerebellar Ataxia Precuneus Nerve Tissue Proteins Receptors Cell Surface Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography medicine Humans RC346-429 PET-CT Cerebellar ataxia business.industry Brain General Medicine Prognosis Magnetic Resonance Imaging medicine.anatomical_structure Frontal lobe Posterior cingulate Child Preschool Cerebellar vermis Female Neurology (clinical) Radiology Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system medicine.symptom business |
Zdroj: | BMC Neurology, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021) |
ISSN: | 1471-2377 |
Popis: | Background Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) rarely reveals structural changes in patients with suspected anti-Tr/DNER encephalitis and thus provides very limited information. Here, we combined structural MRI, functional MRI, and positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) findings to characterize this rare disorder in a patient. Case presentation A 43-year-old woman presented with progressive cerebellar ataxia, memory impairment, anxiety, and depression. Anti-Tr antibodies were detected in both her serum (1:10) and cerebrospinal fluid (1:10). A diagnosis of anti-Tr-positive autoimmune cerebellar ataxia was established. The patient’s symptoms were worse, but her brain MRI was normal. Meanwhile, voxel-based morphometry analysis showed bilateral reduced cerebellar volume, especially in the posterior lobe and uvula of the cerebellum and the middle of the left temporal lobe compared with 6 sex- and age-matched healthy subjects (6 females, 43 ± 2 years; p p Conclusions A combination of structural MRI, functional MRI, and brain PET-CT has higher diagnostic and prognostic value than conventional MRI in patients with suspected anti-Tr/DNER encephalitis. |
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