MRI in a case of neurotrichinosis

Neuroradiology. 1996 May:38 Suppl 1:S80-2. doi: 10.1007/BF02278127.

Abstract

Neurological complications are rare in trichinosis. We report a case with marked hypereosinophilia in which MRI showed multiple small subacute cortical infarcts with Gd-DTPA enhancement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Brain Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cerebral Cortex / pathology*
  • Contrast Media
  • Gadolinium DTPA
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement / methods
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle, Skeletal / parasitology
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Pentetic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Trichinellosis / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Pentetic Acid
  • Gadolinium DTPA