Amyotrofı̇k Lateral Skleroz’da Dı̇füzyon MR Bulguları

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Yaşar H.

10. Uluslararası Tıp ve Sağlık Bilimleri Araştırmaları Kongresi, Ankara, Türkiye, 27 - 28 Ağustos 2022, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.224-228

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 1
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Ankara
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.224-228
  • Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Introduction: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor

neurons, the etiology of which is not yet clear. In the presented case, early brain diffusion MR imaging

findings of the patient who was diagnosed with definite ALS were discussed. Case: A 65-year-old male

patient, whose symptoms started 6 months ago, met the definite ALS diagnostic criteria. Central nervous

system routine MRI findings were within normal limits. On diffusion MRI, there was a hyperintense

appearance suggesting a neurodegenerative process in the motor cortex and corticospinal tractus.

Discussion: While the findings are normal in routine brain MRI sequences in ALS patients, hyperintense

appearance in the precentral gyrus and corticospinal tract only in diffusion MRI has been rarely

reported in the literature. In this case, hyperintensity in the precentral gyrus and corticospinal tract was

observed in diffusion MRI, and it was thought that this situation might be related to the rapid

neurodegenerative process.