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- Disorders of Microtubule Function in Neurons: Imaging Correlates
MRIs from 18 patients with confirmed tubulin mutations and 15 patients with mutations of the genes encoding microtubule-associated proteins were evaluated. The patients with tubulin gene mutations were found to have cortical and subcortical abnormalities such as microcephaly, ventriculomegaly, abnormal gyral and sulcal patterns, small or absent corpus callosum, and a small pons. Fewer subcortical abnormalities were seen in the microtubule-associated protein mutations group.
- Revised Recommendations of the Consortium of MS Centers Task Force for a Standardized MRI Protocol and Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Multiple Sclerosis
This is a comprehensive group of guidelines for imaging patients with demyelinating disease, from an international group of neurologists and radiologists. Suggestions for MR imaging protocols are given for the brain, for surveillance imaging for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, for spinal cord imaging, and for the orbit. Recommendations are also given for what type of material should be included in the report.
- Utility and Significance of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Enhancement in Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
The authors report on a cohort of 135 patients with clinically confirmed PRES who received gadolinium-based contrast and evaluate symptoms, etiology, and clinical follow-up. The most common pattern seen was leptomeningeal (17.8*) or leptomeningeal plus cortical (15.6*). No association was found between the presence or pattern of enhancement and any of the variables, which included sex, age, symptoms, blood pressure, and outcome.