Episodic neurologic dysfunction with migraine and reversible imaging findings after radiation

Neurology. 2006 Aug 22;67(4):676-8. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000228862.76269.62. Epub 2006 May 17.

Abstract

Reported are three adults who developed frequent episodes of a complex neurologic syndrome years after radiation therapy for a brain tumor. MRI and [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose PET performed during the episodes demonstrated dramatic gyral thickening with enhancement and intense hypermetabolism in symptomatic regions that resolved on follow-up studies. EEG during episodes showed only slowing. The differential diagnosis and imaging findings are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Brain Diseases / etiology*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Migraine Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Migraine Disorders / etiology*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Radiation Injuries / diagnosis*
  • Radiation Injuries / etiology*
  • Radiotherapy / adverse effects*