Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis : brain stem involvement in a peculiar pattern

The most common pattern in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, is in the cerebral hemisphere white matter on T2-weighted images with or without atrophy. Brain-stem lesions are rare. We report brain-stem involvement in two children with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. A peculiar pattern, with i...

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Published in:Neuroradiology 2000-12, Vol.42 (12), p.913-916
Main Authors: SENOL, U, HASPOLAT, S, CEVIKOL, C, SAATCI, I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Stem - pathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis
Neurology
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis - complications
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis - pathology
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Summary:The most common pattern in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, is in the cerebral hemisphere white matter on T2-weighted images with or without atrophy. Brain-stem lesions are rare. We report brain-stem involvement in two children with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. A peculiar pattern, with involvement of the pons with extension to both middle cerebellar peduncles and substantia nigra but sparing the pontine tegmentum, is suggested.
ISSN:0028-3940
1432-1920
DOI:10.1007/s002340000448