White matter lesions on magnetic resonance imaging and their relationship with vascular risk factors in memory clinic attenders

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 274-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Lazarus ◽  
R. Prettyman ◽  
G. Cherryman
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
White Matter ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
White Matter Lesions ◽  
Vascular Risk Factors ◽  
Vascular Risk ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Memory Clinic

Acute Quadriparesis in a Smoker

2021 ◽  
pp. 238-241
Author(s):  
Nicholas L. Zalewski
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Vascular Risk Factors ◽  
Spinal Cord Infarction ◽  
Imaging Findings ◽  
Vascular Risk ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
High Doses

A 51-year-old woman was seen for evaluation of transverse myelitis. Pertinent medical history included hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and 50 pack-years of cigarette smoking. Two months earlier, she was shopping and suddenly had excruciating pain in her upper back. Two hours later, severe weakness of both hands developed abruptly. Over the next 8 hours, severe paraparesis and urinary retention developed, with inability to lift legs against gravity, and she reported a T1 sensory level. Review of the outside magnetic resonance imaging noted key imaging findings, including initially normal magnetic resonance imaging within the first 12 hours of symptom presentation, and subsequent magnetic resonance imaging on day 3 showing anterior pencil-like hyperintensity on sagittal view and anterior U- or V-shaped pattern on axial view (termed U/V pattern), without associated gadolinium enhancement. Diffusion-weighted imaging was not obtained. Given the rapid, severe deficits with pain, spinal cord infarction was considered most likely, and the magnetic resonance imaging findings were typical. Magnetic resonance angiography of the neck with T1-fat-saturated views was obtained and did not show dissection. Laboratory evaluation showed a low-density lipoprotein value of 124 mg/dL and hemoglobin A1c of 6.2%. The patient was diagnosed with probable spontaneous spinal cord infarction on the basis of diagnostic criteria. The patient was counselled on smoking cessation, started on an aspirin and statin regimen, and followed up by a primary care provider for management of vascular risk factors. Residual neuropathic pain was treated with high doses of gabapentin. Importantly, unnecessary additional immunotherapy was avoided by establishing the correct diagnosis. Spontaneous spinal cord infarctions are an underrecognized cause of acute myelopathy. Spinal cord infarctions generally occur in older persons, with most cases associated with typical vascular risk factors, arterial dissection, and fibrocartilaginous embolism; historically, cases were often secondary to syphilis.

scholarly journals Risk Factors Association with Severity of White Matter Lesions on Magnetic Resonance Imaging

2017 ◽  
Vol 05 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaaki Nemoto ◽  
Hiroyuki Masuda ◽  
Nauyuki Harada ◽  
Nobuo Sugo ◽  
Sayaka Terazono ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
White Matter ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
White Matter Lesions ◽  
Resonance Imaging

Clinical Risk Factors for Punctate White Matter Lesions on Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Preterm Newborns

2017 ◽  
Vol 182 ◽  
pp. 34-40.e1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nienke Wagenaar ◽  
Vann Chau ◽  
Floris Groenendaal ◽  
Karina J. Kersbergen ◽  
Kenneth J. Poskitt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
White Matter ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
White Matter Lesions ◽  
Clinical Risk Factors ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Clinical Risk ◽  
Preterm Newborns

Vascular risk factors, apolipoprotein E, and hippocampal decline on magnetic resonance imaging over a 10-year follow-up

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 417-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom den Heijer ◽  
Fedde van der Lijn ◽  
Arfan Ikram ◽  
Peter J. Koudstaal ◽  
Aad van der Lugt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Apolipoprotein E ◽  
Vascular Risk Factors ◽  
Vascular Risk ◽  
Resonance Imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging cinecisternography in patients with white matter lesions

1992 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-215
Author(s):  
Yasuo Fukuuchi ◽  
Takahiro Amano ◽  
Hayao Shiga ◽  
Makoto Ichijo ◽  
Yoshiaki Itoh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
White Matter ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
White Matter Lesions ◽  
Resonance Imaging
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