The role of CT brain findings in the early diagnosis of infantile encephalitic beriberi.
Neuroradiology
; 66(6): 1043-1047, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Thiamine deficiency disease may occur in infants from thiamine-deficient mothers in developing countries, as well as in infants fed solely with soy-based formula. Thiamine deficiency in infants may present with acute neurological manifestations of infantile encephalitic beriberi.OBJECTIVE:
To review the role of noncontrast CT brain findings in infantile encephalitic beriberi in early diagnosis. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A retrospective review of noncontrast CT scans of the brain in 21 infants with acute-onset infantile encephalitic beriberi was carried out.RESULTS:
On noncontrast-enhanced CT brain, hypodense lesions were seen symmetrically in the putamen in all the babies; symmetric hypodensities were seen in the caudate nuclei in 14/21 (67%), in dorsomedial thalami/hypothalamic/subthalamic area in 4/21 (19%), and in the globi pallidi in 2/21 (9.5%) of the infants.CONCLUSION:
Recognition of symmetrical hypodense lesions in the basal ganglia and medial thalami/hypothalamic/subthalamic area on noncontrast CT scan of the brain are important early features to recognize in encephalitic beriberi in at-risk infants. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE IEBB is a cause of hypodense bilateral basal ganglia and may be identified by this finding in the appropriate clinical settings.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Beriberi
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Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Diagnóstico Precoz
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neuroradiology
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
India