Recovery of thalamic microstructural damage after Shiga toxin 2-associated hemolytic-uremic syndrome

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8275655	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	2015	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Whereas conventional MRI only shows slight alterations based on subjective evaluation, DTI permits quantitative, objective, and longitudinal assessment of cytotoxic cerebral damage in individual patients.

Keywords

T1 weighted DWI MNI SCL-90-R T2 weighted DTI STX PLEX STEC Conventional MRI POAS T2w T1w ADC NPA Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli ROIs Neuropsychological assessment FLAIR Electroencephalogram MRI standard deviation fluid attenuated inversion recovery diffusion-weighted imaging diffusion tensor imaging Magnetic resonance imaging diffusion-weighted HUS echo time Repetition time years Shiga toxin 2 Shiga toxin apparent diffusion coefficient Number Symptom Checklist-90-Revised Gray matter white matter mean diffusivity Examination Regions Of Interest Montreal Neurological Institute fractional anisotropy EEG Plasmapheresis healthy controls

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Recovery of thalamic microstructural damage after Shiga toxin 2-associated hemolytic-uremic syndrome

Authors

Julia Krämer, Michael Deppe, Kerstin Göbel, Karsten Tabelow, Heinz Wiendl, Sven G. Meuth,