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Objective To analyze the CT findings and mechanisms of intracranial hemorrhage complicating infective endocarditis(IE).Methods The clinical materials of 5 cases with intracranial hemorrhage complicating IE were collected. Unenhanced CT was performed in all cases. Results Intracranial hemorrhage complicating IE included parenchymal hematomas, subarachnoid hemorrhages and hemorrhagic infarcts. Parenchymal hematomas could be sporadic or multiple and were all located in cortical or subcortical regions. Conclusion Perfectly understanding the mechanisms of the intracranial hemorrhage complicating IE is helpful to understand its CT findings and helpful for etiological diagnosis .

Objective To explore the imaging diagnosis of chorea associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia by describing its CT and MR findings and correlating those findings with the clinical manifestations. Methods The imaging findings and clinical data from 6 patients with chorea associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia were retrospectively analyzed. All 6 patients had unenhanced CT scans, 1 also had MR imaging examination. Three of 6 patients had follow-up CT scans and 1 of 3 patients had follow-up MRimaging studies. Results CT studies of all 6 patients showed unilateral or bilateral hyperdense striatum.The putamen was involved in all 6 patients, the caudate nucleus or lateral portion of the globus pallidus were involved in 5 of all 6 patients. All 3 follow-up CT studies depicted a decreased or resolved hyperdensity of the abnormal striatum. T1-weighted MR images in 1 patient showed the hyperintense lesions of bilateral lentiform nuclei, T2-weighted MR images of the patient showed the hypointense lesions of the corresponding lentiform nuclei, and its follow-up MR images depicted invariable signal intensity of T1-weighted and T2-weighted images. In all patients, the chorea resolved within 2 to 6 days after treatment of the hyperglycemia. Conclusion The characteristic imaging findings of chorea associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia can suggest an accurate diagnosis.