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Bilateral Hippocampal Restricted Diffusion: Same Picture Many Causes
Author(s) -
Bhattacharyya Shamik,
Gholipour Taha,
Colorado Rene A.,
Klein Joshua P.
Publication year - 2017
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/jon.12420
Subject(s) - medicine , abnormality , hypoxemia , etiology , hippocampal formation , radiology , clinical significance , cardiology , pathology , psychiatry
With some regularity, we have encountered the unusual imaging abnormality of bilateral hippocampal restricted diffusion, either in isolation or in combination with other coincident abnormalities. In this retrospective case series, we examine clinical and imaging data to explore potential etiologies and clinical implications of this imaging finding. Sixteen cases with the imaging abnormality are presented, with etiologies including hypoxemia, hypoxemia‐ischemia, and seizures.