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Diabetic ketoacidosis MRI

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]

Overview

MRI in cerebral edema due to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) may show hyperattenuating signal on T2 FLAIR MRI.

Key MRI Findings for Diabetic Ketoacidosis

MRI may show the following findings in case of development of vasogenic cerebral edema in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA):[1]

Hyperattenuating signal on T2 FLAIR MRI demonstrating cerebral edema, source: slideshare.net


References

  1. ↑ Glaser NS, Wootton-Gorges SL, Marcin JP, Buonocore MH, Dicarlo J, Neely EK, Barnes P, Bottomly J, Kuppermann N (2004). “Mechanism of cerebral edema in children with diabetic ketoacidosis”. J. Pediatr. 145 (2): 164–71. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.03.045. PMID 15289761.

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