Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging of Unusual White Matter Lesion in a Patient with Menkes Disease.
- Author:
Eun Shin LEE
1
;
Jae Wook RYOO
;
Dae Seob CHOI
;
Jae Min CHO
;
Soo Hyun KWON
;
Hee Suk SHIN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Brain; Magnetic Resonance (MR); Menkes disease; White Matter; Diffusion study
- MeSH: Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome/*diagnosis; Male; Infant; Humans; *Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Diagnosis, Differential; Brain Diseases/*diagnosis; Atrophy
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2007;8(1):82-85
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: We report here on the diffusion-weighted imaging of unusual white matter lesions in a case of Menkes disease. On the initial MR imaging, the white matter lesions were localized in the deep periventricular white matter in the absence of diffuse cortical atrophy. The lesion showed diffuse high signal on the diffusion-weighted images and diffuse progression and persistent hyperintensity on the follow up imaging. Our case suggests that the white matter lesion may precede diffuse cortical atrophy in a patient with Menkes disease.
