Vasogenic edema-like pattern in Wilson's disease: Diffusion-weighted imaging findings

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Atalar, Mehmet H. | İça&ǧasıoǧlu, Dilara

Affiliations: Department of Radiology, Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkiye | Departments of Pediatric Neurology, Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkiye

Note: [] Correspondence: Mehmet H. Atalar, Department of Radiology, Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, 58140 Sivas, Turkiye. Tel.: +90 346 219 13 00; Fax: +90 346 219 12 84; E-mail: mehmet5896@yahoo.com, matalar@cumhuriyet.edu.tr

Abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an efficient method for documenting involvement of the central nervous system in Wilson's disease, thus allowing better anatomical and clinical correlation. The neurologic symptoms of Wilson's disease are usually caused by cerebral copper accumulation sufficient to destroy nerve cells. Cranial MRI findings in cases of Wilson's disease have previously been described. We herein report a case of 9-year-old female patient with Wilson's disease, proved by liver biopsy, who underwent cranial diffusion-weighted MRI.

Keywords: Wilson's disease, diffusion-weighted MRI

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Neurology, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 61-64, 2006