Extensive Cortical Diffusion Restriction in a 50-Year-Old Female with Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy and Status Epilepticus

Comorbid hyperammonemic encephalopathy (HE) and status epilepticus (SE) leading to extensive cortical diffusion restriction (CDR) on MRI have not been previously reported. We describe a patient with HE who subsequently developed provoked SE. Sequential MRIs demonstrated a progressive CDR that involv...

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Main Authors: Adam de Havenon, Kris French, Safdar Ansari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/257094
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