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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-10
pubmed:abstractText
We report two patients with migraine, acute visual field defects and other neurological symptoms who were found to have high T(2) signal and FLAIR abnormalities on brain MRI in temporal and parieto-occipital regions. In these patients, the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of their lesions was increased, distinguishing these lesions from those of ischemic stroke. Both were ultimately diagnosed with mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS). We conclude that conventional MRI when used with diffusion-weighted MR imaging may be invaluable in detecting mitochondrial-related CNS dysfunction.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-510X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
216
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
11-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Aphasia, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Brain Ischemia, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Cerebrovascular Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Diagnosis, Differential, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Hemianopsia, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-MELAS Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Migraine Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Prosopagnosia, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-RNA, Transfer, Leu, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Seizures, pubmed-meshheading:14607297-Vision Disorders
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Distinguishing ischemic stroke from the stroke-like lesions of MELAS using apparent diffusion coefficient mapping.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Case Reports