MRI Findings of the Brain in High-Voltage Electrical Burn Patient: Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2003.48.5.387
- Author:
Cheung Sook KIM
1
;
Sung Hwan HONG
;
Myung Joon LEE
;
Seong Whi CHO
;
Eil Seong LEE
;
Ik Won KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Hallym University College of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Brain, MR;
Brain, burn;
Electrical burn
- MeSH:
Brain Edema;
Brain*;
Burns*;
Follow-Up Studies;
Foot;
Humans;
Hyperemia;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*;
Male;
Rabeprazole;
Scalp;
Thoracic Wall;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2003;48(5):387-389
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report the delayed sequelae arising in a case of electrical injury, reviewing the literature on the subject and focusing on the MRI findings of the brain. A 23-year-old male suffered burns to the left parietal scalp, both feet, and the anterior chest wall. Neurological symptoms and MRI abnormalities appeared 14 days after the insult and continued for about three months. T1-weighted MR images demonstrated homogeneous hypointensity, while T2-weighted images depicted hyperintense finger-like projections. Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images demonstrated strong band-like enhancement, indicating meningeal hyperemia. Follow-up MR imaging showed that the lesion had disappeared, indicating that the cerebral edema and meningeal hyperemia were reversible.
