Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: brain stem involvement in a peculiar pattern
NEURORADIOLOGY, vol.42, no.12, pp.913-916, 2000 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 42 Issue: 12
- Publication Date: 2000
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s002340000448
- Journal Name: NEURORADIOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.913-916
- Keywords: subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, magnetic resonance imaging, MRI
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: No
Abstract
The most common pattern in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, is in the cerebral hemisphere white matter on T2-weighted images with or without atrophy. Brain-stem lesions are rare. We report brain-stem involvement in two children with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. A peculiar pattern, with involvement of the pens with extension to both middle cerebellar peduncles and substantia nigra but sparing the pontine tegmentum, is suggested.