Heat stroke MRI
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Usama Talib, BSc, MD [2]
Overview
An MRI can show variable findings depending on the degree of damage from heat stroke. Findings may include cerebellar and cerebral atrophy. Parietooccipital, and hippocampi lesions may also be noticed in an MRI scan.[1]
MRI
An MRI can show variable findings depending on the degree of damage from heat stroke. Findings may include:[2][3]
- Cerebellar atrophy
- Cerebral atrophy
- Parietooccipital lesions
- Hippocampal lesions
- Vertebrobasilar territory infarcts
References
- ↑ Kuzume D, Inoue S, Takamatsu M, Sajima K, Kon-No Y, Yamasaki M (2015). "[A case of heat stroke showing abnormal diffuse high intensity of the cerebral and cerebellar cortices in diffusion weighted image]". Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 55 (11): 833–9. doi:10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-000755. PMID 26399667.
- ↑ Leon LR, Bouchama A (2015). "Heat stroke". Compr Physiol. 5 (2): 611–47. doi:10.1002/cphy.c140017. PMID 25880507.
- ↑ Jain RS, Kumar S, Agarwal R, Gupta PK (2015). "Acute Vertebrobasilar Territory Infarcts due to Heat Stroke". J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 24 (6): e135–8. doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.02.001. PMID 25891756.