Brain Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Findings in the Stroke-like Migraine Attacks after Radiation Therapy (SMART) Syndrome

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A 41-year-old male presented with an acute onset of headache, confusion, seizures, and unilateral focal neurological deficit 25 years after receiving whole-brain radiation therapy to treat a cerebellar medulloblastoma. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a thick unilateral parieto-occipital cortical contrast enhancement. A diagnosis of "Stroke-like Migraine Attacks after Radiation Therapy" (SMART) syndrome was made. Here, we describe the brain MR spectroscopy findings of SMART, showing a decrease in N-acetyl-aspartate and increased levels of creatine and choline, corresponding with neuronal destruction or transient neuronal impairment with mild nonspecific gliosis. The absence of a lactate peak suggests that mitochondrial dysfunction, vasospasm or ischemic mechanisms were not involved.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging - 25(2015), 6 vom: 21. Nov., Seite 1056-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gómez-Cibeira, Emilio [VerfasserIn]
Calleja-Castaño, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Gonzalez de la Aleja, Jesus [VerfasserIn]
Sierra-Hidalgo, Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz Morales, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Salvador-Alvarez, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Ramos-Gonzalez, Ana [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Creatine
Journal Article
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Radiation therapy
SMART
Stroke-like migraine attacks after radiation therapy

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Date Completed 13.12.2016

Date Revised 30.12.2016

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jon.12227

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM246440007