MRI follow-up of basal ganglia involvement in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

AKDAL HALMAGYI G., Baklan B., Cakmakci H., Kovanlikaya A.

PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY, cilt.24, sa.5, ss.393-395, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0887-8994(01)00267-3
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.393-395
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 12-year-old male with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is presented. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed basal ganglia involvement without white matter changes for several months. Basal ganglia changes are not infrequent in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, but they tend to appear in advanced clinical stages. Prominent basal ganglia involvement may occur very rarely in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. In our patient, serial magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated the involvement of white matter after 2 years of magnetic resonance imaging follow-up. In contrast with the neuroradiologic progression, our patient's clinical status remained stable, (C) 2001 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.