Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: brain stem involvement in a peculiar pattern


Senol U., Haspolat S., Cevikol C., Saatci I.

NEURORADIOLOGY, vol.42, no.12, pp.913-916, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.