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Diffusion‐Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Abnormalities in Bartonella Encephalopathy
Author(s) -
Singhal Aneesh B.,
Newstein Michael C.,
Budzik Ronald,
Cha JangHo,
Rordorf Guy,
Buonanno Ferdinando S.,
Panzara Michael A.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2003.tb00161.x
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging , nuclear magnetic resonance , diffusion mri , bartonella , diffusion imaging , pathology , radiology , virology , physics
The authors describe 2 patients with new‐onset, refractory status epilepticus and serological evidence for Bartonella infection. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patient 1 showed transient diffusion abnormalities in the posterior (pulvinar) thalami. In patient 2, brain MRI showed several enhancing cortical lesions, of which one lesion was bright on diffusion‐weighted imaging (DWI). In patients with unexplained, refractory seizures, the presence of DWI abnormalities warrants a search for unusual infectious or inflammatory disorders, like Bartonella encephalitis.