Longitudinal monitoring with multiple MR techniques in a case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy associated with multiple myeloma

Magn Reson Med Sci. 2014;13(1):55-9. doi: 10.2463/mrms.2013-0037. Epub 2014 Jan 31.

Abstract

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a demyelinating disease of the brain caused by the JC virus in immunocompromised patients. We report characteristic features of proton MR spectroscopy, 3-dimensional pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling imaging, and diffusion tensor imaging in a 53-year-old patient with PML. The utility of multi-modal magnetic resonance techniques for longitudinal monitoring was indicated by their reevaluation over time and consideration of their relation to prognosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Disease Progression
  • Humans
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / etiology*
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Myeloma / complications*