Teaching NeuroImages: Abnormal cervical and cerebral vasculature in 22q11 deletion syndrome
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004065
Abstract: A 12-day-old girl with a postnatal microarray diagnosis of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome was transferred for surgical repair of truncus arteriosus. Neurologic examination at the time of transfer was unremarkable. Brain MRI on day of life… read more here.
Keywords: deletion syndrome; abnormal cervical; deletion; 22q11 deletion ... See more keywords
Teaching NeuroImages: Central neurocytoma
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004334
Abstract: A woman in her mid-20s presented with a 6-month history of worsening headaches, amenorrhea, and nausea. Neurologic examination demonstrated word-finding difficulties, mild right-sided weakness of the upper and lower extremities, and mild right-sided neglect. Imaging… read more here.
Keywords: neurology; neuroimages central; pathology; central neurocytoma ... See more keywords
Teaching NeuroImages: Wallerian degeneration in evolving pediatric stroke
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004422
Abstract: An 8-year-old girl presented with acute hemiparesis and facial palsy. MRI demonstrated right middle cerebral artery territory infarction (figure, A and B), secondary to traumatic dissection. Following discharge, multiple visits for nonspecific neurologic symptoms prompted… read more here.
Keywords: pediatric stroke; evolving pediatric; degeneration evolving; neuroimages wallerian ... See more keywords
Teaching NeuroImages: Spontaneous involution of symptomatic delayed tumefactive cyst following radiosurgery for AVM
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004520
Abstract: A 65-year-old woman underwent radiosurgery for a left temporal arteriovenous malformation (AVM) (figure 1A). Follow-up MRI/magnetic resonance angiography 3 years later demonstrated postradiation changes (figure 1B) and AVM resolution (figure 2). Six years posttreatment, she… read more here.
Keywords: figure; cyst; radiosurgery; neuroimages spontaneous ... See more keywords
Teaching NeuroImages: MR neurography for the diagnosis of hypertrophic neuropathies
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004525
Abstract: A 25-year-old woman presented with a 10-year history of frequent falls and deafness. Her mother had a similar neurologic picture. Examination showed peroneal amyotrophy, pes cavus, and hearing loss. Magnetic resonance (MR) neurography showed diffuse… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis hypertrophic; neurology; hypertrophic neuropathies; neurography diagnosis ... See more keywords
Teaching NeuroImages: Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004800
Abstract: A 10-month-old infant was brought to the hospital in status epilepticus, preceded by a 2-day history of fever and loose stools. Brain MRI revealed swelling and T2 hyperintensity involving the thalami, white matter, and dorsal… read more here.
Keywords: necrotizing encephalopathy; neuroimages acute; acute necrotizing; encephalopathy childhood ... See more keywords
Teaching NeuroImages: Gasperini syndrome
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004836
Abstract: A 62-year-old woman acutely developed left facial weakness, diplopia on left gaze, and right-sided numbness including her face. Brain MRI revealed an ischemic lesion of the lower pontine tegmentum (figure 1). read more here.
Keywords: neurology; gasperini syndrome; neuroimages gasperini; teaching neuroimages ... See more keywords
Teaching NeuroImages: Visual loss as a rare complication of mechanical thrombectomy
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004863
Abstract: A 46-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department with a severe left hemispheric syndrome (NIH Stroke Scale [NIHSS] 11). CT showed an occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery, reaching from the distal main… read more here.
Keywords: mechanical thrombectomy; loss rare; visual loss; thrombectomy ... See more keywords
Teaching NeuroImages: Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004967
Abstract: A 39-year-old previously healthy man presented with insidiously progressive paresthesia in his lower extremities and worsening of gait and balance. MRI demonstrated T2-hyperintense signal abnormalities involving the thalami, midbrain, dentate nuclei, and adjacent deep cerebellar… read more here.
Keywords: neuroimages cerebrotendinous; xanthomatosis; serology; spectroscopy ... See more keywords
Teaching NeuroImages: Gummatous neurosyphilis
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000005058
Abstract: A 29-year-old HIV-infected man, on antiretroviral treatment with negative viral load and a low CD4+ T-cell count (344/mm3), presented with right eyelid ptosis and diplopia. On examination, right pupil was dilated, without reaction to light… read more here.
Keywords: neurology; neuroimages gummatous; gummatous neurosyphilis; teaching neuroimages ... See more keywords
Teaching NeuroImages: Facial ulceration in stroke
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000005332
Abstract: A 50-year-old woman with a history of lateral medullary stroke 3 years ago presented with a 7-month history of persistent itch with constant picking and a nonhealing ulcer on the left side of her face… read more here.
Keywords: nerve; ulceration stroke; neuroimages facial; ulceration ... See more keywords