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Multicystic encephalomalacia: MR imaging findings and clinical correlation

Multikistik ensefalomalazi: MRG bulguları ve klinik bulgularla korelasyonu

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Therefore, we supposed that the symmetriy of lesions and cerebellar or brainstem involvement might be used as a prognostic indicator.

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Objective & Hypothesis:PURPOSE: To review the MR imaging findings of multicystic encephalomalacia and to investigate the correlation between MR imaging and clinical findings.
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Key Findings & Data:Tetraplegia was seen in 17 out of 19 patients with mixed type cerebral palsy in two patients with diffuse or symmetric involvement on MR imaging.
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Conclusion & Impact:Therefore, we supposed that the symmetriy of lesions and cerebellar or brainstem involvement might be used as a prognostic indicator.
🔬Design:Review & Systematic Survey
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Belirti ve semptomlar · Manyetik rezonans görüntüleme · Ensefalomalasi

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PURPOSE: To review the MR imaging findings of multicystic encephalomalacia and to investigate the correlation between MR imaging and clinical findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-one patients who presented with convulsion, mental-motor retardation and microcephaly and had evidence of multicystic encephalomalacia on MR images were included in this study. MR imaging patterns and clinical findings were reviewed. Consequently, we correlated MR imaging findings and clinical outcome. RESULTS: All patients had cortical thinning, white matter destruction, atrophy and gliosis. Tetraplegia was seen in 17 out of 19 patients with mixed type cerebral palsy in two patients with diffuse or symmetric involvement on MR imaging. Both of the patients with mixed type cerebral palsy had basal ganglia involvement on MR imaging. Hemiplegia was seen in two patients with asymmetric involvement on MR imaging. Microcephaly was seen in 17 patients with diffuse or symmetrical, and in one patient with asymmetrical, involvement. Microcephaly and tetraplegia was seen in all patients with cerebellar and basal ganglion involvement. CONCLUSION: Microcephaly and spastic tetraplegia were developed mostly in patients with diffuse involvement, whereas hemiplegia was seen in patients with asymmetric involvement. The clinical outcome was worse in patients with cerebellar and brainstem involvement. Therefore, we supposed that the symmetriy of lesions and cerebellar or brainstem involvement might be used as a prognostic indicator.

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AMAÇ Multikistik ensefalomalazinin MRG bulgularını gözden geçirmek ve klinik bulgularla korelasyonunu araştırmak. GEREÇ ve YÖNTEM Kliniğimize havale geçirme, büyüme, gelişme geriliği ve başının küçük olması şikayetiyle getirilen ve MR görüntülemesinde multikistik ensefalomalazi tespit edilen 21 olgu çalışmaya alındı. Olguların MR görüntüleme bulguları ile klinik bulguları ayrı ayrı değerlendi. Daha sonra MR ve klinik bulgular arasında ilişki olup olmadığı araştırıldı. MR görüntülemede olguların tamamında serebral hemisferlerde harabiyet ve volüm kaybı, ventriküllerde dilatasyon ve korpus kallozumda atrofi izlendi. Bazal ganglionlar ve talamus tutulumu 19 olguda, beyin sapı tutulumu 9 olguda, serebellum tutulumu dört olguda izlendi. Yaygın veya bilateral simetrik tutulumu olan 19 olgunun 17'sinde spastik tetraparezi ve ikisinde mikst tip serebral palsi gelişti. Mikst tip serebral palsi gelişen iki olguda da bazal ganglionlar etkilenmişti. Asimetrik tutulumu olan iki olguda hemiparezi gelişti. Mikrosefali, yaygın veya bilateral simetrik tutulumu olan olguların 17'sinde, asimetrik tutulumu olanların birinde gelişti. Serebellum ve beyin sapında MRG'de volüm kaybı ve/veya sinyal değişikliği saptanan olguların tamamında spastik tetraparezi ve mikrosefali gelişti. SONUÇ Multikistik ensefalomalazide yaygın serebral hasar varlığında mikrosefali ve spastik tetraparezi, asimetrik lezyonlarda ise hemiparezi geliştiği saptandı. Beyin sapı ve serebellumda MRG'de volüm kaybı ve/veya sinyal değişikliği varlığında nörolojik bulgular daha ağır seyretmekteydi. Bu nedenle tutulumun yaygınlığı ile serebellum ve beyin sapında saptanan MRG bulgularının prognozda önemli bir parametre olabileceği sonucuna varıldı.

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COŞKUN, A., MAVİLİ, E., KUMANDAŞ, S., KARAHAN, Ö. İ., İMAMOĞLU, H., GÜMÜŞ, H. (2004). Multicystic encephalomalacia: MR imaging findings and clinical correlation. Tanısal ve Girişimsel Radyoloji (Yeni Adı: Dİagnostic & Intervent. Radiol), Cilt: 10 - Sayı: 1, 8–13. https://ajindex.com/articles/363175

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