Computerized cranial tomography in cerebral diseases of white matter.
Neurology
; 28(6): 534-44, 1978 Jun.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-565883
ABSTRACT
Computerized tomographic scans were performed on 31 patients with primary diseases of the white matter. Among 18 patients with multiple sclerosis, acute lesions were visualized in five, all with symptomatic cerebral hemisphere disease. Characteristic white matter lesions were also demonstrated in adrenoleukodystrophy, spongiform encephalopathy, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, disseminated necrotizing leukoencephalopathy, and an undiagnosed leukoencephalopathy associated with malignancy. Besides identifying white matter abnormalities, the CT scan patterns were often specific enough to help distinguish among the various etiologic possibilities for the abnormalities. Useful diagnostic characteristics included the anatomic distribution of lesions, mass effect, atrophic changes, and enhancement after contrast infusion.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Encefalopatías
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Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Año:
1978
Tipo del documento:
Article