Reversible Dilation of Cerebral Macrovascular Changes in MELAS Episodes

Clinical Neuroradiology
Yuxin LiLiqin Yang

Abstract

To investigate the cerebral macrovascular changes as well as the relationship of large vessels and cerebral blood flow (CBF) in mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) using magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and arterial spin labeling (ASL) perfusion MR imaging (MRI). A total of 20 patients diagnosed with MELAS (12 males, 8 females; mean age, 23.3 years) underwent conventional MRI, time-of-flight (TOF) MRA and three dimensional ASL. Follow-up scans were performed in 10 patients. The changes of cerebral arteries and branches on MRA images from both acute and recovery patients were independently evaluated by two radiologists. Lesion distribution and CBF were observed on the integrated maps of MRA and ASL. In 14 patients with clinical onsets, increased CBF was observed in all stroke-like lesions. Dilations of a single artery (four middle cerebral arteries, two posterior cerebral arteries) were found in six patients. Dilations of multiple arteries (two anterior cerebral arteries, seven middle cerebral arteries, six posterior cerebral arteries) were found in seven patients. Normal angiography was shown in one acute patient. Cortical terminal branches feeding the lesion areas were more obv...Continue Reading

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