Fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) imaging in acute Wernicke encephalopathy

Radiat Med. 1995 Nov-Dec;13(6):311-3.

Abstract

We report a case of Wernicke encephalopathy in which the FLAIR sequence could reveal involvement of the mammillary bodies. FLAIR imaging was useful in monitoring the lesions as well as in diagnosing Wernicke encephalopathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Hypothalamus / pathology
  • Image Enhancement / methods*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Mammillary Bodies / pathology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis*
  • Wernicke Encephalopathy / diagnosis*