Fluid attenuation inversion recovery (FLAIR) images of dentatorubropallidoluysian atrophy: case report

Case report of optic atrophy in Dentatorubropallidoluysian Atrophy (DRPLA)

BACKGROUND Dentatorubropallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) is a rare autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease that is associated with numerous movement disorders. Ocular problems also occur with DRPLA with reports of corneal endothelial degeneration in some patients living with the disease. We report a new visual problem associated with DRPLA, optic atrophy. CASE PRESENTATION A 47 year-old man...

Appearance of normal brain maturation on fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) MR images.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) MR imaging is widely accepted for brain diagnoses, though to our knowledge no description of the MR FLAIR appearance of the normal infantile brain has been published. The purpose of this study was to investigate the appearance of normal infantile brain maturation on FLAIR MR images. METHODS FLAIR images were obtained in 52 chi...

Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery now with another acronym: "KRISP FLAIR".

Normal myelination of the pediatric brain imaged with fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) MR imaging.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE As in adult imaging, FLAIR can be applied to pediatric brain imaging, and this requires an appreciation of the normal pediatric brain appearance by FLAIR imaging. The purpose of this study was to describe the MR appearance of the brain in normal infants and young children as demonstrated by fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) MR imaging. METHODS We retrospective...

Thalamic lesions in vascular dementia: low sensitivity of fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) imaging.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The criteria of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)-Association Internationale pour la Recherche et l'Enseignement en Neurosciences (AIREN) include thalamic lesions for the diagnosis of vascular dementia (VaD). Although studies concerning VaD and brain aging advocate the use of fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) or T2-weighted imag...