Brain MR imaging in acute hyperammonemic: Case report
Acute hyperammonemic encephalopathy is rare and generally is not widely known; only a few pediatric cases were found in the literature. These lesions’ clinical presentation differs significantly so they can mimic other lesions. In this case report, we discuss a 5-year-old boy who presented with gene...
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| author | Soukaina WAKRIM, MD Adel El MEKKAOUI, MD Othmane BENLENDA, MD Khalila NAINIA, MD Hicham NASSIK, MD |
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| description | Acute hyperammonemic encephalopathy is rare and generally is not widely known; only a few pediatric cases were found in the literature. These lesions’ clinical presentation differs significantly so they can mimic other lesions. In this case report, we discuss a 5-year-old boy who presented with generalized seizures and was unconscious in an apyretic context, for which she had a cranial computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging, both objectified an acute hyperammonemic encephalopathy resulting from an enzyme deficiency. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed lesions throughout the cortex, with the perirolandic and occipital cortices spared. This distribution of cerebral signal abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging with an abrupt and profound neurological disorder is secondary to hyperammonemic. The knowledge of the magnetic resonance imaging results of this entity is essential to accelerate the diagnosis, and treatment, also to prevent sequelae. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c29725b743f341589b6a2ec1e71cd94f2022-12-22T01:26:55ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332022-10-01171040464048Brain MR imaging in acute hyperammonemic: Case reportSoukaina WAKRIM, MD0Adel El MEKKAOUI, MD1Othmane BENLENDA, MD2Khalila NAINIA, MD3Hicham NASSIK, MD4Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, CHU Souss Massa, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco; Corresponding author.Intensive Care Anaesthesia Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, CHU Souss Massa, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, MoroccoIntensive Care Anaesthesia Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, CHU Souss Massa, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, MoroccoPediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, CHU Souss Massa, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, MoroccoIntensive Care Anaesthesia Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, CHU Souss Massa, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, MoroccoAcute hyperammonemic encephalopathy is rare and generally is not widely known; only a few pediatric cases were found in the literature. These lesions’ clinical presentation differs significantly so they can mimic other lesions. In this case report, we discuss a 5-year-old boy who presented with generalized seizures and was unconscious in an apyretic context, for which she had a cranial computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging, both objectified an acute hyperammonemic encephalopathy resulting from an enzyme deficiency. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed lesions throughout the cortex, with the perirolandic and occipital cortices spared. This distribution of cerebral signal abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging with an abrupt and profound neurological disorder is secondary to hyperammonemic. The knowledge of the magnetic resonance imaging results of this entity is essential to accelerate the diagnosis, and treatment, also to prevent sequelae.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043322006057Hyperammonemic encephalopathyMagnetic resonance imagingPediatric |
| spellingShingle | Soukaina WAKRIM, MD Adel El MEKKAOUI, MD Othmane BENLENDA, MD Khalila NAINIA, MD Hicham NASSIK, MD Brain MR imaging in acute hyperammonemic: Case report Radiology Case Reports Hyperammonemic encephalopathy Magnetic resonance imaging Pediatric |
| title | Brain MR imaging in acute hyperammonemic: Case report |
| title_full | Brain MR imaging in acute hyperammonemic: Case report |
| title_fullStr | Brain MR imaging in acute hyperammonemic: Case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brain MR imaging in acute hyperammonemic: Case report |
| title_short | Brain MR imaging in acute hyperammonemic: Case report |
| title_sort | brain mr imaging in acute hyperammonemic case report |
| topic | Hyperammonemic encephalopathy Magnetic resonance imaging Pediatric |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043322006057 |
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