Abnormally increased iron concentration in basal ganglia in Shy-Drager syndrome MR imaging and autonomic study: RM imagem e estudo autonômico
Report of an early case of Shy-Drager syndrome in a 67 year-old woman patient. Autonomic failure was diagnosed by functional evaluation as well as laboratory tests. MR imaging disclosed a prominent putamina hypodensity in T2-weighted images at high field strength due to iron increased depositing in...
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Published in: | Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 342 - 347 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO
01-09-1991
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Summary: | Report of an early case of Shy-Drager syndrome in a 67 year-old woman patient. Autonomic failure was diagnosed by functional evaluation as well as laboratory tests. MR imaging disclosed a prominent putamina hypodensity in T2-weighted images at high field strength due to iron increased depositing in this basal ganglia. MR imaging evidences confirm Shy-Drager syndrome diagnosis, and contributes for differential diagnosis of idiopathic hypotension (pure autonomic failure) in special in SDS early cases.
É relatado o caso de unm paciente de 67 anos de idade com quadro inicial da síndrome de Shy-Drager. O diagnóstico foi possível por provas funcionais autonômicas e exames laboratoriais. A ressonância magnética cerebral (contraste baseado na densidade de prótons e em T2) objetivou proeminente hipodensidade putaminal em T2, secundária ao aumento do depósito do ferro nesta região. Esse achado da RM confirma o diagnóstico da síndrome de Shy-Drager e permite diferenciá-la da hipotensão ortostática idiopática, particularmente na fase de início da SSD quando os sinais de comprometimento do SNC são discretos ou estão ausentes. |
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ISSN: | 0004-282X 1678-4227 0004-282X |
DOI: | 10.1590/S0004-282X1991000300020 |