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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2019; 29(04): 426-430
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_235_19
Case Report

Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion (central sparing type)—MRI and MR spectroscopy findings

Rahul S Ranjan
Departments of Radiodiagnosis, Rama Medical College, Mandhana, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
,
Gaurav Arya
Departments of Paediatrics, Rama Medical College, Mandhana, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
,
Vikas K Yadav
Consultant Radiologist at Maxcure Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Abstract

Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizure and late reduced diffusion (AESD) is a clinico-radiologic syndrome of acute encephalopathy characterized by biphasic seizure and altered consciousness in acute phase followed by restricted diffusion in bilateral cerebral parenchyma on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the subacute stage. Here, we present the MRI and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) findings in a case of AESD presenting in 4-year child and diagnosed based on clinico-radiological correlation.

Keywords

Acute encephalopathy - biphasic seizure - diffusion-weighted - magnetic resonance imaging - magnetic resonance spectroscopy


Publication History

Received: 29 May 2019

Accepted: 30 November 2019

Article published online:
21 July 2021

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