A young woman with dysarthria, bradykinesia and ataxia
Journal Title: Hellenic Journal of Radiology - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
A 23-year old female presented in the Emergency Department with dysarthria, bradykinesia and ataxia. The patient inhaled heroin one week before the onset of the symptoms. She was tachypnoeic but haemodynamically stable (blood pressure 145/90 mm Hg) with a normal sinus rhythm. Corneal reflexes were present bilaterally and the motor examination revealed axial myoclonus. General examination revealed no cardiac murmurs whilst the chest and abdomen were unremarkable. No needle marks were observed on the skin. After a normal initial brain computed tomography (CT) scan, the patient was further evaluated with brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) A second MRI was performed after a 13 day hospitalisation.
Authors and Affiliations
Angelos Charokopakis, Despina Kriketou, Demetrios Exarhos
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP373625
- DOI -
- Views 157
- Downloads 0
Late-onset restless legs syndrome evaluated at night-hours with resting-state fMRI of the brain and voxel-based morphometry
Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate the resting state networks and brain volumetric changes in patients with late onset restless legs syndrome (lRLS). Material and Methods: Nine untreated lRLS patients (m...
A painful, enlarged left hemiscrotum
A 16-year-old male adolescent presented with a 1-month history of mildly painful swelling on the left hemiscrotum. The onset of the symptoms was insidious. The patient had no other clinical manifestations. Physical exami...
Assessment of Breast Cancer Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: a Radiologist’s Perspective
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) plays a central role in the management of breast cancer (BC) patients, especially (but not exclusively) in cases of locally advanced cancers, to achieve operability. A wide spectrum of imag...
Piriformis muscle syndrome: MR imaging findings and treatment outcome in 23 patients
Purpose: To increase the clinical awareness of piriformis muscle syndrome (PMs) by reporting the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings and therapeutic outcome in a series of 23 patients with clinically suspected syndr...
MR Imaging of anterolateral knee pain
The anterolateral knee represents a complex anatomic area including osseous, fatty, tendinous and ligamentous structures. Disorders afflicting this anatomic area include acute trauma, which usually involves more than one...