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Hemolytic-uremic syndrome MRI
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of pathological changes in patients with CNS complications like seizures, AMS, visual changes or others in patients of HUS. Findings on MRI may include basal ganglia, brainstem, cerebellar or thalamic lesions.
MRI
MRI
Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of pathological changes in patients with CNS complications like seizures, AMS, visual changes or others in patients of HUS. Findings on MRI may include any of these[1]:
- Basal ganglia lesions particularly in dorsolateral portion of the lentiform nucleus
- Thalamic changes
- Brain stem lesions
- Cerebellar changes
- Cerebral edema
References
References
- ↑ Steinborn M, Leiz S, Rüdisser K, Griebel M, Harder T, Hahn H (2004). “CT and MRI in hemolytic-uraemic syndrome with central nervous system involvement: distribution of lesions and prognostic value of imaging findings”. Pediatr Radiol. 34 (10): 805–10. doi:10.1007/s00247-004-1289-2. PMID 15378218.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sogand Goudarzi, MD [2], Anila Hussain, MD [3]