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MRI and SWI Findings in Three Pediatric Cases of Juvenile Huntington Disease

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiologySep 9

MRI in three children with juvenile Huntington disease revealed severe bilateral caudate and lentiform atrophy with T2/FLAIR hyperintensity; SWI showed globus pallidus mineral deposition in two, and one had mild thoracic spinal cord thinning. Findings highlight consistent basal…

  • All three patients exhibited severe bilateral caudate and lentiform nuclei atrophy with T2/FLAIR hyperintensities and T1 hypointensities.
  • Susceptibility-weighted imaging demonstrated focal mineral deposition in the globus pallidus in two patients.
  • One patient had mild thoracic spinal cord thinning, potentially indicating spinal involvement.

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