J Korean Soc Radiol.  2012 Jan;66(1):7-10. 10.3348/jksr.2012.66.1.7.

Cerebellar Lesions of Uremic Encephalopathy on MRI in Hemodialyzed Diabetic Patient: A Case Report

• Kil MC
• Lee SY
• Cha SH
• Cho BS
• Kang MH

• KMID: 2208864
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2012.66.1.7

Abstract

Uremic encephalopathy (UE) is a well-known complication of uremia, but its pathophysiology remains unknown. It is widely reported that in UE, the bilateral basal ganglia (BG) shows hyperintensities on T2/fluid attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but cerebellar lesions are extremely rare, with to the best of our knowledge, only one case reported to date. We describe the findings from computed tomography and MRI for typical BG and cerebellar vermis lesions.

MeSH Terms

Basal Ganglia
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Uremia

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