Vasogenic Edema in Eclamptic Encephalopathy: Cranial MR Findings

Volume: 29 Number: 3 September 1, 2003
  • Özgür Çakır
  • Nalan Yıldırım
  • Şehri Punar
  • Müfit Parlak
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Vasogenic Edema in Eclamptic Encephalopathy: Cranial MR Findings

Abstract

The aim of this study was to detect the cranial MR findings in eclampsia and to differentiate cerebral infarction from reversible vasogenic edema by diffusion weighted imaging (DWI). Cranial MR (1,5T; T1-weighted, T2-weighted and/or Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery; FLAIR and DWI) was performed in 14 eclamptic patients in order to evaluate the neurological deficits. Bilateral and symmetrical one fields most commonly located in the distribution of the posterior cerebral circulation were detected in all patients except two. DWI performed to differentiate cytotoxic edema from vasogenic edema was normal in 4 (29 %) patients while increased intensity was detected in 10 (71 %) of them. Quantitative apparent diffusion coefficients (ADC) were normal or above in abnormal regions of 9 patients. This was considered as “T2 shine through effect”. ADCs were abnormally low, representing cerebral infarction in one eclamptic patient. As a result, DWI with ADC calculations is a valuable means of differentiating vasogenic edema from cytotoxic one in eclamptic encephalopathy.

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Özgür Çakır This is me

Nalan Yıldırım This is me

Şehri Punar This is me

Müfit Parlak This is me

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September 1, 2003

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Year 2003 Volume: 29 Number: 3

APA
Çakır, Ö., Yıldırım, N., Punar, Ş., & Parlak, M. (2003). Vasogenic Edema in Eclamptic Encephalopathy: Cranial MR Findings. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, 29(3), 11-15. https://izlik.org/JA29NF46LG
AMA
1.Çakır Ö, Yıldırım N, Punar Ş, Parlak M. Vasogenic Edema in Eclamptic Encephalopathy: Cranial MR Findings. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2003;29(3):11-15. https://izlik.org/JA29NF46LG
Chicago
Çakır, Özgür, Nalan Yıldırım, Şehri Punar, and Müfit Parlak. 2003. “Vasogenic Edema in Eclamptic Encephalopathy: Cranial MR Findings”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 29 (3): 11-15. https://izlik.org/JA29NF46LG.
EndNote
Çakır Ö, Yıldırım N, Punar Ş, Parlak M (September 1, 2003) Vasogenic Edema in Eclamptic Encephalopathy: Cranial MR Findings. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 29 3 11–15.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Çakır, N. Yıldırım, Ş. Punar, and M. Parlak, “Vasogenic Edema in Eclamptic Encephalopathy: Cranial MR Findings”, Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 11–15, Sept. 2003, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA29NF46LG
ISNAD
Çakır, Özgür - Yıldırım, Nalan - Punar, Şehri - Parlak, Müfit. “Vasogenic Edema in Eclamptic Encephalopathy: Cranial MR Findings”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 29/3 (September 1, 2003): 11-15. https://izlik.org/JA29NF46LG.
JAMA
1.Çakır Ö, Yıldırım N, Punar Ş, Parlak M. Vasogenic Edema in Eclamptic Encephalopathy: Cranial MR Findings. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2003;29:11–15.
MLA
Çakır, Özgür, et al. “Vasogenic Edema in Eclamptic Encephalopathy: Cranial MR Findings”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 29, no. 3, Sept. 2003, pp. 11-15, https://izlik.org/JA29NF46LG.
Vancouver
1.Özgür Çakır, Nalan Yıldırım, Şehri Punar, Müfit Parlak. Vasogenic Edema in Eclamptic Encephalopathy: Cranial MR Findings. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty [Internet]. 2003 Sep. 1;29(3):11-5. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA29NF46LG

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