| Literature DB >> 16082141 |
Toshibumi Kinoshita1, Toshio Moritani, David A Shrier, Henry Z Wang, Akio Hiwatashi, Yuji Numaguchi, Per-Lennart A Westesson.
Abstract
Middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction involving the striatum can cause secondary degeneration of the substantia nigra and corticospinal tract. We present a patient with subacute hemorrhagic MCA infarction in whom diffusion-weighted MR images showed high signal intensity in the ipsilateral substantia nigra and corticospinal tract. A corresponding apparent diffusion coefficient map revealed a uniformly decreased signal in the same area. This represents secondary degeneration and should not be mistaken for other pathological conditions, such as a new infarction.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 16082141 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.1.175
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Magn Reson Med Sci ISSN: 1347-3182 Impact factor: 2.471