Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious complication in children with diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM1). In rare and severe cases DKA may be complicated by cerebral edema, central brain herniation and cerebral infarctions. We present the magnetic resonance imaging findings in a child with DKA and central nervous system involvement; diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and functional MRI (fMRI) were performed to assess the white matter integrity of sensory pathways and cortical sensory processing. Conventional imaging showed bilateral uncal herniation, effacement of the perimesencephalic cisterns, wide ischemic lesions in the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) territories, sagging brainstem and Duret's hemorrhage consistent with signs of central brain herniation and intracranial hypertension. Advanced MRI showed a possible left-sided cortical reorganization for sensory function, with underlying left cortico-talamic and cortico-spinal pathways less severely impaired. Knowledge of the full framework in these conditions is of vital importance for timely patient management; advanced neuroimaging techniques may be considered as prognostic indicators in those cases with extensive involvement of eloquent brain areas.

Diabetic ketoacidosis with central nervous system involvement: Conventional and advanced magnetic resonance neuroimaging findings / L. Caschera, G. Fiore, S. Nava, S. Criscuolo, F.M. Lo Russo, S. Casale, G. Conte, G. Platania, A. Costa, G. Carrabba, M. Locatelli, F.M. Triulzi. - In: THE NEURORADIOLOGY JOURNAL. - ISSN 1971-4009. - (2024), pp. 1-4. [Epub ahead of print] [10.1177/19714009241248745]

Diabetic ketoacidosis with central nervous system involvement: Conventional and advanced magnetic resonance neuroimaging findings

L. Caschera
Primo
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G. Fiore
Secondo
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S. Criscuolo;F.M. Lo Russo;G. Conte;G. Platania;G. Carrabba;M. Locatelli;F.M. Triulzi
2024

Abstract

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious complication in children with diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM1). In rare and severe cases DKA may be complicated by cerebral edema, central brain herniation and cerebral infarctions. We present the magnetic resonance imaging findings in a child with DKA and central nervous system involvement; diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and functional MRI (fMRI) were performed to assess the white matter integrity of sensory pathways and cortical sensory processing. Conventional imaging showed bilateral uncal herniation, effacement of the perimesencephalic cisterns, wide ischemic lesions in the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) territories, sagging brainstem and Duret's hemorrhage consistent with signs of central brain herniation and intracranial hypertension. Advanced MRI showed a possible left-sided cortical reorganization for sensory function, with underlying left cortico-talamic and cortico-spinal pathways less severely impaired. Knowledge of the full framework in these conditions is of vital importance for timely patient management; advanced neuroimaging techniques may be considered as prognostic indicators in those cases with extensive involvement of eloquent brain areas.
Diabetic ketoacidosis; brain; diffusion tensor imaging; functional MRI; magnetic resonance imaging;
Settore MED/37 - Neuroradiologia
2024
23-apr-2024
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