J Clin Neurol.  2017 Oct;13(4):437-438. 10.3988/jcn.2017.13.4.437.

Reversible Dementia with Middle Cerebellar Peduncle Hyperintensity: 1-Year Follow-Up of HIV-Negative Neurosyphilis

• Park J
• Kwon KY

• KMID: 2392145
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2017.13.4.437

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Dementia*
Follow-Up Studies*
Middle Cerebellar Peduncle*
Neurosyphilis*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 A case of neurosyphilis with prolonged bilateral MCP hyperintensity. A: FLAIR and T2WI showed a hyperintense lesion bilaterally in the MCP. DWI revealed the hyperintensity, but ADC mapping displayed no alteration in the same lesion. B: These MRI findings were sustained at the 1-year follow-up. ADC: apparent diffusion coefficient, DWI: diffusion-weighted imaging, FLAIR: fluid-attenuated inversion recovery, MCP: middle cerebellar peduncle, MRI: magnetic resonance imaging, T2WI: T2-weighted images.

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