Primary angiitis of the central nervous system and silent cortical hemorrhages
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY, cilt.23, sa.9, ss.1561-1563, 2002 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 9
- Basım Tarihi: 2002
- Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1561-1563
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Primary angiitis of the CNS is histopathologically characterized by ischemic lesions and small petechial hemorrhages. Unlike CT or conventional MR imaging, gradient-echo MR imaging depicts these chronic petechial hemorrhages. We herein report the case of biopsy-proved primary angfitis of the CNS in a 42-year-old man; whom gradient-echo MR imaging revealed multiple petechial hemorrhages in the cortical-subcortical brain regions. The identification of petechial hemorrhages by gradient-echo MR imaging promises to be a valuable surrogate marker supporting the diagnosis of primary angfitis of the CNS.