Investig Magn Reson Imaging.  2020 Sep;24(3):174-177. 10.13104/imri.2020.24.3.174.

The Changes in Axial and Radial Diffusivity in a Patient with Clinically Mild Encephalitis/Encephalopathy with a Reversible Splenial Lesion

• Park JK
• Lee SY

• KMID: 2507854
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.13104/imri.2020.24.3.174

Abstract

Multiple studies have established that mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) exhibits reversible diffusion restriction in the white matter, including the splenium. There have been a few previous reports of the change in fractional anisotropy (FA) of MERS cases. Herein, we report the longitudinal changes in axial and radial diffusivity (AD and RD), and FA in a 15-year-old boy patient with MERS. Our case demonstrated that a MERS lesion had a significant drop of AD in the early period and gradual recovery. On the contrary, RD did not show any significant change.

Keyword

Diffusion tensor imaging; Axial diffusivity; Radial diffusivity; Fractional anisotrophy; MERS