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Rev. neurol. (Ed. impr.) ; 77(9)Julio - Diciembre 2023. tab, graf
Artigo em Espanhol | IBECS | ID: ibc-227076

RESUMO

Introducción El deterioro cognitivo secundario a eventos cerebrovasculares es una complicación frecuente en las intervenciones de reemplazo de válvula aórtica. Nuestro objetivo es el estudio del perfil de deterioro de los pacientes sometidos a reemplazo valvular quirúrgico o implantación de prótesis transcatéter (TAVI) y si éste resulta diferente según la intervención a la que son sometidos y los factores de riesgo basales. Pacientes y métodos Estudio observacional prospectivo, con dos grupos no equivalentes de pacientes (grupo TAVI y grupo quirúrgico). Se realizaron comparaciones intergrupo en varios dominios cognitivos, con una evaluación basal y mediciones de seguimiento seis y 12 meses después la intervención. Resultados El grupo TAVI presentó resultados inferiores al grupo quirúrgico en funciones ejecutivas y visuoespaciales, puntuaciones parcialmente determinadas por la edad (p < 0,01) y el nivel intelectual previo (Pearson cociente intelectual previo-medias escalares en los test: 0,665; p < 0,001). La media de puntuaciones en los tres momentos de medición indica una disminución del rendimiento en funciones ejecutivas a los seis meses, que se recupera a los 12 meses. En memoria se registraron incrementos sostenidos en ambos momentos, en tanto que la función visuoespacial y la denominación no mostraron recuperación posterior de los niveles basales. Estas tendencias son similares en los dos grupos. Conclusión Los resultados obtenidos no confirman la instauración de un proceso específico de deterioro neurocognitivo postintervención en la estenosis aórtica complicada. El perfil de deterioro no presenta diferencias significativas entre los grupos, pero es más evidente en los pacientes con TAVI, debido a la influencia de las variables de selección de la muestra. (AU)


INTRODUCTION Cognitive impairment secondary to cerebrovascular events is a common complication of aortic valve replacement interventions. Our aim is to study the deterioration profile of patients who have undergone surgical valve replacement or transcatheter valve implantation (TAVI) and whether it differs according to the intervention they underwent and their baseline risk factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted a prospective observational study with two non-equivalent groups of patients (TAVI group and surgical group) Intergroup comparisons were carried out in several cognitive domains, with a baseline assessment and follow-up measurements six and 12 months after the intervention. RESULTS The TAVI group performed less well than the surgical group in executive and visuospatial functions, with scores partially determined by age (p < 0.01) and prior intellectual level (Pearson prior intelligence quotient-scalar test means: 0.665; p < 0.001). Mean scores at the three measurement points indicate a decline in executive function performance at six months, which is restored at 12 months. Sustained increases in memory were recorded at both time points, while visuospatial function and naming showed no subsequent recovery of the baseline levels. These trends are similar in both groups. CONCLUSION. The results obtained do not confirm the appearance of a specific process of post-intervention neurocognitive impairment in complicated aortic stenosis. The deterioration profile does not show any significant differences between groups, but is more evident in TAVI patients, due to the influence of variables related to sample selection. (AU)


Assuntos
Disfunção Cognitiva , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/reabilitação , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/reabilitação , Estudos Prospectivos
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Rev Neurol ; 77(9): 205-214, 2023 11 01.
Artigo em Espanhol | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37889128

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: Cognitive impairment secondary to cerebrovascular events is a common complication of aortic valve replacement interventions. Our aim is to study the deterioration profile of patients who have undergone surgical valve replacement or transcatheter valve implantation (TAVI) and whether it differs according to the intervention they underwent and their baseline risk factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted a prospective observational study with two non-equivalent groups of patients (TAVI group and surgical group) Intergroup comparisons were carried out in several cognitive domains, with a baseline assessment and follow-up measurements six and 12 months after the intervention. RESULTS: The TAVI group performed less well than the surgical group in executive and visuospatial functions, with scores partially determined by age (p < 0.01) and prior intellectual level (Pearson prior intelligence quotient-scalar test means: 0.665; p < 0.001). Mean scores at the three measurement points indicate a decline in executive function performance at six months, which is restored at 12 months. Sustained increases in memory were recorded at both time points, while visuospatial function and naming showed no subsequent recovery of the baseline levels. These trends are similar in both groups. CONCLUSION: The results obtained do not confirm the appearance of a specific process of post-intervention neurocognitive impairment in complicated aortic stenosis. The deterioration profile does not show any significant differences between groups, but is more evident in TAVI patients, due to the influence of variables related to sample selection.


TITLE: Deterioro cognitivo tardío en pacientes con estenosis aórtica tratados con sustitución valvular quirúrgica y con implantación transcatéter de válvula aórtica: estudio comparativo.Introducción. El deterioro cognitivo secundario a eventos cerebrovasculares es una complicación frecuente en las intervenciones de reemplazo de válvula aórtica. Nuestro objetivo es el estudio del perfil de deterioro de los pacientes sometidos a reemplazo valvular quirúrgico o implantación de prótesis transcatéter (TAVI) y si éste resulta diferente según la intervención a la que son sometidos y los factores de riesgo basales. Pacientes y métodos. Estudio observacional prospectivo, con dos grupos no equivalentes de pacientes (grupo TAVI y grupo quirúrgico). Se realizaron comparaciones intergrupo en varios dominios cognitivos, con una evaluación basal y mediciones de seguimiento seis y 12 meses después la intervención. Resultados. El grupo TAVI presentó resultados inferiores al grupo quirúrgico en funciones ejecutivas y visuoespaciales, puntuaciones parcialmente determinadas por la edad (p < 0,01) y el nivel intelectual previo (Pearson cociente intelectual previo-medias escalares en los test: 0,665; p < 0,001). La media de puntuaciones en los tres momentos de medición indica una disminución del rendimiento en funciones ejecutivas a los seis meses, que se recupera a los 12 meses. En memoria se registraron incrementos sostenidos en ambos momentos, en tanto que la función visuoespacial y la denominación no mostraron recuperación posterior de los niveles basales. Estas tendencias son similares en los dos grupos. Conclusión. Los resultados obtenidos no confirman la instauración de un proceso específico de deterioro neurocognitivo postintervención en la estenosis aórtica complicada. El perfil de deterioro no presenta diferencias significativas entre los grupos, pero es más evidente en los pacientes con TAVI, debido a la influencia de las variables de selección de la muestra.


Assuntos
Estenose da Valva Aórtica , Disfunção Cognitiva , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca , Substituição da Valva Aórtica Transcateter , Humanos , Substituição da Valva Aórtica Transcateter/efeitos adversos , Substituição da Valva Aórtica Transcateter/métodos , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/efeitos adversos , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/métodos , Medição de Risco , Resultado do Tratamento , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/complicações , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , Fatores de Risco , Disfunção Cognitiva/etiologia , Instrumentos Cirúrgicos
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Radiologia (Engl Ed) ; 65(1): 66-80, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36842787

RESUMO

Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world. The most common histologic subtype is adenocarcinoma. Gastric adenocarcinomas are staged using the American Joint Committee on Cancer's 8th TNM classification. The perigastric ligaments, mesentery, omentum, and potential spaces between the parietal and visceral peritoneal linings play are important structures for staging. The spread of disease is influenced by the location of the tumor within the stomach, as well as by the anatomy related to the ligaments and lymph vessels. CT is the imaging modality of choice for the preoperative clinical staging of gastric cancer, and it is essential for planning treatment. To be able to do an adequate imaging workup, radiologists need to know the different pathways through which gastric cancer can spread: lymphatic, subperitoneal, direct invasion, transperitoneal, hematogenous, and extramural venous invasion.


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Adenocarcinoma , Neoplasias Gástricas , Humanos , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Neoplasias Gástricas/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Gástricas/patologia , Neoplasias Gástricas/cirurgia , Adenocarcinoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Adenocarcinoma/patologia
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Radiología (Madr., Ed. impr.) ; 65(1): 66-80, ene.-feb. 2023. ilus, tab
Artigo em Espanhol | IBECS | ID: ibc-215024

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El cáncer gástrico es el quinto cáncer más frecuente en el mundo. El subtipo histológico más frecuente es el adenocarcinoma. Para su estadificación se utiliza la 8.ª edición de la clasificación TNM de la American Joint Comittee on Cancer. Los ligamentos perigástricos, el mesenterio, el omento y los espacios potenciales entre los revestimientos peritoneales parietal y visceral, son estructuras con gran implicación en la estadificación. La diseminación de la enfermedad se ve afectada por la localización del tumor en el estómago, así como por la anatomía ligamentaria y linfática. La tomografía computarizada es la modalidad de imagen de elección para la estadificación clínica preoperatoria del cáncer gástrico, y es esencial para la planificación del tratamiento. Existen múltiples vías de diseminación en el cáncer gástrico que se deben conocer para poder realizar una correcta valoración radiológica: linfática, subperitoneal, invasión directa, transperitoneal, hematógena e invasión venosa extramural. (AU)


Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world. The most common histologic subtype is adenocarcinoma. Gastric adenocarcinomas are staged using the American Joint Committee on Cancer's 8th TNM classification. The perigastric ligaments, mesentery, omentum, and potential spaces between the parietal and visceral peritoneal linings are important structures for staging. The spread of disease is influenced by the location of the tumor within the stomach, as well as by the anatomy related to the ligaments and lymph vessels. CT is the imaging modality of choice for the preoperative clinical staging of gastric cancer, and it is essential for planning treatment. To be able to do an adequate imaging workup, radiologists need to know the different pathways through which gastric cancer can spread: lymphatic, subperitoneal, direct invasion, transperitoneal, hematogenous, and extramural venous invasion. (AU)


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Humanos , Neoplasias Gástricas/diagnóstico por imagem , Adenocarcinoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Estadiamento de Neoplasias/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Invasividade Neoplásica/diagnóstico por imagem
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Radiologia (Engl Ed) ; 63(5): 445-455, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34625200

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Cancer of the esophagus is an aggressive cancer with high mortality. Because of the esophagus's lack of serosa and its peculiar lymphatic drainage, esophageal cancer is diagnosed in advanced stages. The eighth edition of the TNM (2017) aims to standardize care for esophageal cancer throughout the world; it includes not only patients treated with esophagectomy alone, but also those receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. One new development in the eighth edition is that it establishes separate classifications for different time periods, with pathologic stage groups for prior to treatment (cTNM), after esophagectomy (pTNM), and after neoadjuvant therapy (ypTNM). The combined use of endoscopic ultrasound, CT, PET-CT, and MRI provides the greatest accuracy in determining the clinical stage, and these techniques are essential for planning treatment and for evaluating the response to neoadjuvant treatment. Esophagectomy continues to be the main treatment; it is also the elective gastrointestinal surgery that has the highest mortality, and it carries the risk of multiple complications, including anastomotic leaks, pulmonary complications, technical complications, and functional complications.


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Neoplasias Esofágicas , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons combinada à Tomografia Computadorizada , Neoplasias Esofágicas/terapia , Junção Esofagogástrica/patologia , Humanos , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Prognóstico
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Radiología (Madr., Ed. impr.) ; 62(3): 229-242, mayo-jun. 2020. ilus, tab, graf
Artigo em Espanhol | IBECS | ID: ibc-194221

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El tratamiento del cáncer ha avanzado drásticamente en las últimas décadas. Un mayor conocimiento de la biología tumoral ha propiciado el desarrollo de nuevos fármacos anticancerígenos, llamados "terapias dirigidas". Estos fármacos tienen como diana vías de señalización específicas necesarias para el desarrollo del cáncer. Más novedosa es aún la inmunoterapia. Estos nuevos agentes se pueden clasificar en diferentes grupos, principalmente según su mecanismo de acción: inhibidores de VEGF o antiangiogénicos, inhibidores de EGFR, inhibidores de mTOR, inhibidores de CTLA-4, inhibidores de PD-1/PD-L1, etc. Todas estas nuevas terapias traen consigo nuevos efectos adversos que el radiólogo debe conocer. Entender el mecanismo molecular de las terapias dirigidas y reconocer sus efectos adversos es esencial para una correcta valoración radiológica y para proporcionar un tratamiento apropiado


The treatment of cancer has improved drastically in recent decades. Better understanding of tumor biology has enabled the development of new treatments, called targeted therapy. These drugs target specific signaling pathways that are necessary for the development of cancer. Immunotherapy is even more novel. These new agents can be classified into different groups, mainly according to their mechanism of action: VEGF inhibitors or anti-angiogenic agents, EGFR inhibitors, mTOR inhibitors, CTLA-4 inhibitors, or PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, etc. All these new treatments are accompanied by new adverse effects that radiologists need to know. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of targeted therapies and knowing their adverse effects are vital to imaging assessment and ensuring appropriate treatment


Assuntos
Humanos , Radioterapia/métodos , Radioterapia/efeitos adversos , Neoplasias/radioterapia , Imunoterapia/efeitos adversos , Radioterapia/normas , Anticorpos Monoclonais , Pancreatite/induzido quimicamente
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Rev Neurol ; 70(11): 406-412, 2020 Jun 01.
Artigo em Espanhol | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32436207

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (MD1), or Steinert's disease, is a multisystemic disorder of autosomal dominant inheritance, whose adult variant usually presents with multidomain cognitive impairment and affects patients' functionality and quality of life. AIM: To study the four-year history of cognitive functioning in a sample of patients with the adult variant of MD1. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The neurocognitive functions of a sample of 31 patients with MD1 are evaluated, of whom 24 repeat the test administered four years ago in the Neurology Service of the Complejo Hospitalario of Navarra. Data are collected from the cognitive domains that are most related to the deficits that usually present in MD1. RESULTS: The follow-up evaluation found that the visuospatial and visuoconstructive functions and alternating attention of the patients who underwent the study were affected, as was their daily functioning reported by the family. These results are in line with those obtained four years earlier, with no significant deterioration observed between the two measurements. A higher incidence of cognitive impairment was also displayed in 2018, with some cases of progression to dementia in Steinert's disease. CONCLUSION: Neurocognitive progression in MD1 seems to respond to a progressive pattern of degeneration, linked to the functions that are most affected from the beginning of the sequelae phase and which usually correspond to the domains of working memory, alternating attention, and visuospatial and visuoconstructive abilities.


TITLE: Perfil neuropsicológico en pacientes con distrofia miotónica tipo 1: estudio de seguimiento a cuatro años.Introducción. La distrofia miotónica tipo 1 (DM1), o enfermedad de Steinert, es un trastorno multisistémico de herencia autosómica dominante, cuya variante adulta suele cursar con deterioro cognitivo multidominio y afectación de la funcionalidad y la calidad de vida de los pacientes. Objetivo. Estudiar la evolución a cuatro años del funcionamiento cognitivo de una muestra de pacientes con la variante adulta de DM1. Pacientes y métodos. Se evalúan las funciones cognitivas de una muestra de 31 pacientes con DM1, de los cuales 24 repiten la evaluación administrada hace cuatro años en el Servicio de Neurología del Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra. Se recogen datos de los dominios neurocognitivos más relacionados con los déficits de presentación habitual en la DM1. Resultados. La evaluación de seguimiento constató la afectación de las funciones visuoespaciales y visuoconstructivas y de la atención alternante de los pacientes que se sometieron al estudio, así como de su funcionamiento cotidiano informado por la familia. Estos resultados están en línea con los obtenidos cuatro años atrás, sin que se haya objetivado un deterioro significativo entre ambas mediciones. Se demuestra, además, una mayor incidencia de deterioro cognitivo en 2018, con algunos casos de evolución a demencia en la enfermedad de Steinert. Conclusión. La evolución neuropsicológica en la DM1 parece responder a un patrón progresivo, ligado a las funciones que más se afectan desde los inicios de la fase de secuelas y que suelen corresponder a los dominios de memoria de trabajo, atención alternante y habilidades visuoespaciales y visuoconstructivas.


Assuntos
Distrofia Miotônica/fisiopatologia , Distrofia Miotônica/psicologia , Adulto , Cognição , Disfunção Cognitiva/etiologia , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Distrofia Miotônica/complicações , Testes Neuropsicológicos , Fatores de Tempo , Adulto Jovem
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Radiologia (Engl Ed) ; 62(3): 229-242, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês, Espanhol | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32057481

RESUMO

The treatment of cancer has improved drastically in recent decades. Better understanding of tumor biology has enabled the development of new treatments, called targeted therapy. These drugs target specific signaling pathways that are necessary for the development of cancer. Immunotherapy is even more novel. These new agents can be classified into different groups, mainly according to their mechanism of action: VEGF inhibitors or anti-angiogenic agents, EGFR inhibitors, mTOR inhibitors, CTLA-4 inhibitors, or PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, etc. All these new treatments are accompanied by new adverse effects that radiologists need to know. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of targeted therapies and knowing their adverse effects are vital to imaging assessment and ensuring appropriate treatment.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos Imunológicos/efeitos adversos , Terapia de Alvo Molecular/efeitos adversos , Neoplasias/terapia , Radiologistas , Inibidores da Angiogênese/efeitos adversos , Receptores ErbB/antagonistas & inibidores , Feminino , Humanos , Inibidores de Checkpoint Imunológico/efeitos adversos , Imunoterapia/efeitos adversos , Imunoterapia/métodos , Masculino , Terapia de Alvo Molecular/métodos , Serina-Treonina Quinases TOR/antagonistas & inibidores , Fator A de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/antagonistas & inibidores
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Radiología (Madr., Ed. impr.) ; 62(1): 59-66, ene.-feb. 2020. ilus, graf
Artigo em Espanhol | IBECS | ID: ibc-194147

RESUMO

INTRODUCCIÓN: La leucoencefalopatía multifocal progresiva (LMP) es una enfermedad desmielinizante del sistema nervioso central causada por la reactivación del virus JC. Esta encefalopatía oportunista se asocia mayormente a pacientes inmunodeprimidos con VIH en estadio III, y en los últimos años se ha asociado a tratamientos inmunosupresores como el natalizumab. La resonancia magnética (RM) tiene un papel importante tanto en el diagnóstico precoz como en el seguimiento de esta enfermedad. Recientemente, se han descrito en las secuencias eco de gradiente T2 (EGT2) y secuencias de susceptibilidad magnética (SWI) hipointensidades en las fibras-U y en la corteza adyacente a las lesiones de sustancia blanca características de la enfermedad. OBJETIVO: Nuestro objetivo es analizar la presencia y utilidad del signo de la hipointensidad cortical en secuencias EGT2 en relación con el diagnóstico de LMP, así como realizar una revisión bibliográfica sobre el tema. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: En este trabajo se analizan tres casos de LMP vistos en nuestro centro en 3 pacientes diferentes con inmunosupresión de distinto origen: uno con enfermedad por VIH en estadio III, otro con esclerosis múltiple en tratamiento con natalizumab y otro con artritis reumatoide en tratamiento con rituximab. RESULTADOS: En los tres casos se observa en la RM el hallazgo de hipointensidad cortical adyacente a la lesión de la sustancia blanca en la secuencia EGT2. En la paciente con esclerosis múltiple, este signo fue más precoz que la alteración de señal en la sustancia blanca. El paciente en tratamiento con rituximab fue diagnosticado post mortem y se presenta una correlación radiopatológica. CONCLUSIÓN: La hipointensidad cortical descrita en el EGT2 en los estudios de RM parece ser un hallazgo que apoyaría el diagnóstico de la LMP, independientemente del tipo de inmunosupresión, lo que nos hace plantear su inclusión de forma rutinaria entre los hallazgos a evaluar en RM en los pacientes con sospecha de LMP


INTRODUCTION: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system caused by the reactivation of the JC virus. This opportunistic encephalopathy mainly affects immunodepressed patients with stage III HIV infection, although in recent years it has also been found in association with treatment with immunosuppressors such as natalizumab. MRI plays an important role in both the early diagnosis and follow-up of this disease. Recently, it has been reported that hypointensities in U-fibers and cortex adjacent to white-matter lesions characteristic of the disease can be identified on T2-weighted gradient-echo and susceptibility-weighted sequences in patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to analyze the presence and usefulness of cortical hypointensity on T2-weighted gradient-echo sequences in relation to the diagnosis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and to review the literature on the topic. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We analyze three cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy seen at our center in three patients with immunosuppression of different origins: one with stage III HIV infection, one with multiple sclerosis being treated with natalizumab, and one with rheumatoid arthritis being treated with rituximab. RESULTS: In all three cases MRI showed the cortical hypointensity adjacent to the white-matter lesion in the T2-weighted gradient-echo sequence. In the patient with multiple sclerosis, this sign appeared earlier than the abnormal signal in the white matter. The patient being treated with rituximab was diagnosed postmortem and the pathology findings correlated with the MRI findings. CONCLUSION: The finding of cortical hypointensity on T2-weighted gradient-echo MRI sequences seems to support the diagnosis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, regardless of the type of immunosuppression, so this finding should routinely assessed in patients suspected of having this disease


Assuntos
Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Leucoencefalopatia Multifocal Progressiva/diagnóstico por imagem , Esclerose Múltipla/diagnóstico por imagem , Terapia de Imunossupressão , Natalizumab/uso terapêutico , Artrite Reumatoide/tratamento farmacológico , Rituximab/uso terapêutico , Cérebro/diagnóstico por imagem , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Mefloquina/uso terapêutico , Mirtazapina/uso terapêutico
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Radiologia (Engl Ed) ; 62(1): 59-66, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês, Espanhol | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31375267

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system caused by the reactivation of the JC virus. This opportunistic encephalopathy mainly affects immunodepressed patients with stage III HIV infection, although in recent years it has also been found in association with treatment with immunosuppressors such as natalizumab. MRI plays an important role in both the early diagnosis and follow-up of this disease. Recently, it has been reported that hypointensities in U-fibers and cortex adjacent to white-matter lesions characteristic of the disease can be identified on T2-weighted gradient-echo and susceptibility-weighted sequences in patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to analyze the presence and usefulness of cortical hypointensity on T2-weighted gradient-echo sequences in relation to the diagnosis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and to review the literature on the topic. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We analyze three cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy seen at our center in three patients with immunosuppression of different origins: one with stage III HIV infection, one with multiple sclerosis being treated with natalizumab, and one with rheumatoid arthritis being treated with rituximab. RESULTS: In all three cases MRI showed the cortical hypointensity adjacent to the white-matter lesion in the T2-weighted gradient-echo sequence. In the patient with multiple sclerosis, this sign appeared earlier than the abnormal signal in the white matter. The patient being treated with rituximab was diagnosed postmortem and the pathology findings correlated with the MRI findings. CONCLUSION: The finding of cortical hypointensity on T2-weighted gradient-echo MRI sequences seems to support the diagnosis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, regardless of the type of immunosuppression, so this finding should routinely assessed in patients suspected of having this disease.


Assuntos
Leucoencefalopatia Multifocal Progressiva/diagnóstico por imagem , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Substância Branca/diagnóstico por imagem , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Evolução Fatal , Feminino , Humanos , Fatores Imunológicos/uso terapêutico , Leucoencefalopatia Multifocal Progressiva/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Esclerose Múltipla Recidivante-Remitente/tratamento farmacológico , Natalizumab/uso terapêutico , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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