Magnetic resonance imaging pontine signal abnormality in neurological Wilson disease: A case report.

Bikram Prasad GajurelSusmin Karki Asmita ParajuliSunil Babu Khanal

Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)

Wilson disease is a rare inherited disorder due to impaired copper excretion. The brain MRI mainly shows hyperintensities in the lentiform nucleus. We report the case of an 18 years old female diagnosed with neurological Wilson disease, presenting with uncommon brain MRI hyperintensities, predominantly in the pons, thalamus, and midbrain.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
cerebral ischemia
computed tomography
white matter
diffusion weighted imaging
multiple sclerosis
african american
subarachnoid hemorrhage