Reversibility of hyperintense globus pallidus on T1-weighted MRI followingsurgery for a portosystemic shunt in an 8-year old girl

Authors
Ikeda, S Sera, Y Yoshida, M Ohshiro, H Uchino, S Seguchi, S Endo, F
Citation
S. Ikeda et al., Reversibility of hyperintense globus pallidus on T1-weighted MRI followingsurgery for a portosystemic shunt in an 8-year old girl, PEDIAT RAD, 29(6), 1999, pp. 449-450
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
03010449 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
449 - 450
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0449(199906)29:6<449:ROHGPO>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
An 8-year-old Japanese girl with a portosystemic shunt had shown hyperammon aemia since she was 3 years of age. MRI of her brain showed bilateral hyper intense globus pallidus, A portosystemic shunt was evident on US and angiog raphy. She underwent surgical banding of the shunt, after which the lesion and clinical symptoms disappeared.