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Findings that shed new light on the possible pathogenesis of a disease or an adverse effect
Rapid resolution of diffusion weighted MRI abnormality in a patient with a stuttering stroke
  1. Jurriaan M Peters1,
  2. Ainsley V MacLean2,
  3. Geoffrey S Young2
  1. 1Children’s Hospital Boston, Neurology, 300 Longwood Ave - FE11, Boston, MA 02115, USA
  2. 2Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Radiology, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
  1. Correspondence to Jurriaan M Peters, jurriaan.peters{at}childrens.harvard.edu

Summary

We report the unusually rapid and spontaneous normalisation of low diffusivity that accompanied resolution of acute neurological deficits in a stroke patient who underwent two magnetic resonance imaging examinations within 24 h of symptom onset. Diffusion weighted imaging obtained within hours of onset of left sided weakness demonstrated a focal right capsular area of low diffusivity that resolved within 24 h, coinciding with resolution of the patient’s symptoms.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.07.2009.2063

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    Footnotes

    • JMP and AVM are joint first authors

    • Competing interests: None.

    • Patient consent: Patient/guardian consent was obtained for publication.