Head and Neck Imaging

MRI Characteristics of Eclamptic Encephalopathy

Author:SUN Li, PU Fu-shun, YANG Fu-hui,et al.

affiliation:Department of Radiology, The First People's Hospital of Honghe State, Mengzi 661199, Yunnan Province, China

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Abstract

Objective To investigate the MRI features of eclamptic encephalopathy. Methods Analyze the MRI performance of 9 cases of eclamptic encephalopathy. A total of 9 cases underwent MRI examination, all cases had been follow-up after clinical treatment. Results All the 9 cases of MRI showed the symmetrical patches of the white matter in the posterior portion of the bilateral cerebral hemisphere, the lesions were generally distributed on both sides, most of the lesions located in the top occipital subcortical white matter area, temporal lobe and cerebellum, the lesion on T1WI was low or slightly lower signal, and was slightly higher signal on T2WI, higher signal on FLAIR, slightly higher signal on DWI, and MRA and MRV showed no obvious abnormality. After treatment, the neurological symptoms completely disappeared, and the MRI revealed that only one of the base regions remained a few lesions, and the other lesions had disappeared. Conclusion The MRI findings of eclampsia encephalopathy has certain characteristic. Improving the understanding of clinical and MRI features of eclampsia is very important for early diagnosis, timely treatment and evaluation of the disease.

【Keyword】Eclampsia; Cerebral; Magnetic Resonance Imaging

【Chart number】R742 R445.2

【Document Identification Number】A

【DOI】10.3969/j.issn.1672-5131.2018.10.010