Abstract
In this report, we have presented a diabetic patient with uremia, in which acute Parkinsonism occurred, coupled with acute mental confusion, after a sudden increase in blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinin levels. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging revealed a unique cytotoxic-type edema in the bilateral basal ganglia during the acute phase. Signal alterations were shown to regress in accordance with the normalized apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values, but irreversible cystic degeneration developed in the globus pallidus, with the very low preceding ADC values.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1267-1270 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Movement Disorders |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Aug 1 |
Keywords
- Basal ganglia
- Diabetes mellitus
- Diffusion MRI
- Uremia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology