Abstract
In eclampsia, MR imaging shows reversible T2 hyperintensities in a parietal and occipital distribution. Findings on diffusion-weighted images suggest that these abnormalities are areas of vasogenic edema. We describe the presence of both cytotoxic and vasogenic edema, as detected by diffusion-weighted imaging, in a woman with eclampsia. Follow-up MR imaging showed that the regions of cytotoxic edema progressed to cerebral infarction. This case suggests that diffusion-weighted imaging allows the early detection of ischemic infarcts in patients with eclampsia.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1068-1070 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Neuroradiology |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 6 |
State | Published - 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Clinical Neurology