Usefulness of arterial spin labeling imaging, which contributed to the early detection of cerebellitis complicated by clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion: Lessons from three cases

Cerebellitis is a rare complication of clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS); however, MERS with cerebellitis is associated with a higher risk of neurological sequelae in comparison to MERS alone. Although the disease is difficult to diagnose by conventional MRI in the early disease phase, arterial spin labeling (ASL), a noninvasive MRI perfusion technique using magnetically-labeled arterial blood water protons, is considered promising.

Source: Brain and Development - August 9, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Nanako Nishiguchi, Tatsuharu Sato, Kazuhiko Hashimoto, Takuya Hayashida, Kouhei Haraguchi, Reiko Ideguchi, Hiroyuki Moriuchi Tags: Case Report Source Type: research