Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918
CASE REPORTS
Diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging of a Severe Heat Stroke Patient Complicated with Severe Cerebellar Ataxia
Ryusuke OokuraYoshihiko ShiroTomoko TakaiMiyuki OkamotoMasaaki Ogata
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2009 Volume 48 Issue 12 Pages 1105-1108

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A 78-year-old woman was admitted for severe heat stroke with brain damage. She was unconscious on arrival at the emergency room. Her armpit temperature was 42.0°C and blood pressure was 76/25 mmHg. She was rapidly cooled and given intensive treatment. On magnetic resonance imaging, T1- and T2-weighted images showed no significant signals, but diffusion-weighted images demonstrated localized symmetrical injuries of the cerebellum and thalami. She gradually became conscious, but severe cerebellar ataxia persisted.

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