ACUTE WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY - COMPARISON OF MAGNETIC-RESONANCE IMAGES AND AUTOPSY FINDINGS

This is the first report of acute Wernicke's encephalopathy in which c haracteristic magnetic resonance (MR) findings have been verified by p ostmortem histopathological examination, The high-signal areas surroun ding the third and the fourth ventricles and the aqueduct on the T2-we ighted images reflected the spongy disintegration of the neuropil, whi ch is the typical pathological finding in Wernicke's encephalopathy, W e confirmed that MR imaging is essential to the early diagnosis of Wer nicke's encephalopathy.