Diffusion-Weighted Imaging of Brain Injury Due to Neonatal Hypoglycemia: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2006.55.4.407
- Author:
Eun A HEO
1
;
See Sung CHOI
;
Se Jeong JEON
;
Eun A KIM
;
Young Hwan LEE
;
Seon Kwan JUHNG
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University Hopital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Magnetic resonance (MR), diffusion study;
Brain, injuries;
Magnetic resonance (MR) in infants and children
- MeSH:
Brain Injuries*;
Brain*;
Diffusion;
Glucose;
Hypoglycemia*;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Rabeprazole;
Temporal Lobe
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2006;55(4):407-410
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Profound hypoglycemia results in significant brain injury because glucose is essential for normal brain functioning. We present here a case of transient neonatal hypoglycemia with diffuse brain injury. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed 2 days after onset, and this revealed bilateral regions of restricted diffusion in the parietal, occipital, frontal and temporal lobes. On the T1-weighted images, the regions showed indistinct gray matter-white matter differentiation. There were subtle high signal intensity lesions along the corresponding regions of the FLAIR and T2-weighted images.
