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종결 Case No. 588 2021-05-01~2021-05-31
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Period 2021-05-01~2021-05-31
Diagnosis Hypoglycemic encephlopathy
Gender
  • M
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  • F
Age 54
Clinical information 54/M
C.C: mental change
Clinical history: Liver cirrhosis, chronic alcoholics
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Discussion 환자의 glucose level : 30mg/dl
Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy : Imaging pattern
 T2 hyperintensity & diffusion restriction
 3 Imaging Patterns (n=17)
- Both gray and white matter (n=8)
- Gray matter (n=4)
- White matter (n=5)
 Bilaterally symmetric involvement (n=16/17)
 Imaging pattern is not correlated with
- Initial blood glucose levels
- Diabetes duration
 Gray matter involvement (n=12)
- Cerebral cortex, hippocampus, BG
- Cerebellum & brainstem are usually spared.
 White matter involvement (n=13)
- centrum semiovale, PVWM
internal capsule, corpus callosum splenium
middle cbl. peduncle

ref.) Neuroradiology 2009;51:641–649
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