+H-proton-magnetic resonance spectroscopic findings in a patient with acute hemicerebellitis presenting without localized signs: a case report

Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2006 Jul;10(4):202-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2006.07.004. Epub 2006 Sep 6.

Abstract

Acute cerebellitis (AC) is an inflammatory process involving the cerebellum. Usually, this pathology is bilateral; it is unusual to have a unilateral cerebellitis. Only seven cases of hemicerebellitis have been reported in the literature. Here, we review the literature and report the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and proton-magnetic resonance spectroscopic (+H-MRS) findings of a case of acute hemicerebellitis in a 15-year-old girl presenting with 15 days' history of headache.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Aspartic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Aspartic Acid / metabolism
  • Cerebellar Diseases / metabolism
  • Cerebellar Diseases / pathology*
  • Choline / metabolism
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior / pathology
  • Creatine / metabolism
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • N-Methylaspartate / metabolism
  • Protons

Substances

  • Protons
  • Aspartic Acid
  • N-Methylaspartate
  • N-acetylaspartate
  • Creatine
  • Choline