Abnormally increased iron concentration in basal ganglia in Shy-Drager syndrome MR imaging and autonomic study: RM imagem e estudo autonômico

Report of an early case of Shy-Drager syndrome in a 67 year-old woman patient. Autonomic failure was diagnosed by functional evaluation as well as laboratory tests. MR imaging disclosed a prominent putamina hypodensity in T2-weighted images at high field strength due to iron increased depositing in this basal ganglia. MR imaging evidences confirm Shy-Drager syndrome diagnosis, and contributes for differential diagnosis of idiopathic hypotension (pure autonomic failure) in special in SDS early cases.

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Main Authors: Maciel Jr.,Jayme A., Rocha,Cristiane M. da, Cabelho,Sandra, Pradal,Mario G.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 1991
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spelling oai:scielo:S0004-282X19910003000202011-02-22Abnormally increased iron concentration in basal ganglia in Shy-Drager syndrome MR imaging and autonomic study: RM imagem e estudo autonômicoMaciel Jr.,Jayme A.Rocha,Cristiane M. daCabelho,SandraPradal,Mario G.Report of an early case of Shy-Drager syndrome in a 67 year-old woman patient. Autonomic failure was diagnosed by functional evaluation as well as laboratory tests. MR imaging disclosed a prominent putamina hypodensity in T2-weighted images at high field strength due to iron increased depositing in this basal ganglia. MR imaging evidences confirm Shy-Drager syndrome diagnosis, and contributes for differential diagnosis of idiopathic hypotension (pure autonomic failure) in special in SDS early cases.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEUROArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.49 n.3 19911991-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1991000300020en10.1590/S0004-282X1991000300020
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Rocha,Cristiane M. da
Cabelho,Sandra
Pradal,Mario G.
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Rocha,Cristiane M. da
Cabelho,Sandra
Pradal,Mario G.
Abnormally increased iron concentration in basal ganglia in Shy-Drager syndrome MR imaging and autonomic study: RM imagem e estudo autonômico
author_facet Maciel Jr.,Jayme A.
Rocha,Cristiane M. da
Cabelho,Sandra
Pradal,Mario G.
author_sort Maciel Jr.,Jayme A.
title Abnormally increased iron concentration in basal ganglia in Shy-Drager syndrome MR imaging and autonomic study: RM imagem e estudo autonômico
title_short Abnormally increased iron concentration in basal ganglia in Shy-Drager syndrome MR imaging and autonomic study: RM imagem e estudo autonômico
title_full Abnormally increased iron concentration in basal ganglia in Shy-Drager syndrome MR imaging and autonomic study: RM imagem e estudo autonômico
title_fullStr Abnormally increased iron concentration in basal ganglia in Shy-Drager syndrome MR imaging and autonomic study: RM imagem e estudo autonômico
title_full_unstemmed Abnormally increased iron concentration in basal ganglia in Shy-Drager syndrome MR imaging and autonomic study: RM imagem e estudo autonômico
title_sort abnormally increased iron concentration in basal ganglia in shy-drager syndrome mr imaging and autonomic study: rm imagem e estudo autonômico
description Report of an early case of Shy-Drager syndrome in a 67 year-old woman patient. Autonomic failure was diagnosed by functional evaluation as well as laboratory tests. MR imaging disclosed a prominent putamina hypodensity in T2-weighted images at high field strength due to iron increased depositing in this basal ganglia. MR imaging evidences confirm Shy-Drager syndrome diagnosis, and contributes for differential diagnosis of idiopathic hypotension (pure autonomic failure) in special in SDS early cases.
publisher Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO
publishDate 1991
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