MKP TERM SCENARIOS - keywords
watershed injury (parasagittal cerebral injury)
border zone ulegyria
cognitive dysfunction / CP
selective neuronal death in thalamus, striatum and perirolandic cortex
dyskinetic CP
status marmoratus and pericentral ulegyria
spastic quadriplegic CP
frontoparietal
watershed
perirolandic cortex
putamen dorsal
and lateral
thalamus mediodorsal
and ventrolateral plus
ventroposterior
temporal
watershed
cardiac arrest type of diencephalon - hindbrain injury
primary disseminated white matter
injury with secondary cell death in
thalamus and caudate
selective neuronal death in extensive
cortical areas with secondary caudate/
thalamic cell death
cranial nerve dysfunction
cognitive dysfunction
extensive
white matter
thalamus
hypothalamus
hippocampus
colliculi
reticular
formation and
surrounding
nuclei
dentate and
Purkinje cells
extensive cortex
caudate
caudate
thalamus
selective
thalamus
selective
A
B1
ADC map with high contrast
selective injury to posterior
putamen, day 9
B2
injury to deep grey matter with luxury perfusion,
day 3, during cooling
C
white matter
selective damage,
day 3; “tramlines”
parasagittal high
frequency linear probe
ACA to MCA watershed injury, day 5
D
B3
mastoid view ( coll: su. collateralis
OT: sulcus occipitotemporalis)
cortical necrosis, day 8
TS
OT
cerebellum
coll
hyperechoic change in thalamus and dentate nucleus, day 16
cortex hyperechoic compared to
subcortical white matter
similar hyperechoic
change to cortex
B
A
long standing antepartum global
forebrain ischaemia
subacute late antepartum global
forebrain ischaemia
day 5
day 10
day 10
asphyxia
hyperechoic thalamus (ventral
anterior, lateral and posterior)
hyperechoic
thalami on day
intrapartum
antepartum
recent
antepartum old
1
-
-
+
3
+
-
+
7-14
±
+
+
high signal thalamus (ventral
anterior, lateral and posterior)
early infantile Leigh phenotype
A1
A2
molybdenum cofactor deficiency
pyruvate dehydrogenase dificiency
B
A3
C1
C2
DW MRI end of day 2
all major arteries patent at the time of MR examination
term infant with prolonged hyperstimulation of the uterus
traction on falx by vacuum traction
above fontanelle
injury to bone and
underlying tissue
1
repeated compression and release of
pressure on skull and neck
2
fetus
subgaleal haemorrhage and
cephalhaematoma
3
4
uncal
herniation
Uterus
uterus
Cord
cord
dehiscence at lambdoid
suture involving superior
sagittal sinus
crowning
head
Crowning
head
fundal pressure (vis à tergo)
release of all pressure
impression of occipital
squame
general small vessel
compression by high ICP
temporal lobe haematoma and
transverse sinus thrombosis
arterial spasm
lesions under the cup
arterial embolism/
dystocia
strain on dural
membranes
traction/rotation
arterial injury
direct arterial
injury
1
2
3
4
focal compression by
forceps blades
subgaleal space
epidural space
subdural space
subpial/subarachnoid space
stem and cord
laceration
external pressure on
the cranium
pressure depends on: duration of external pressure, magnitude of
pressure, area size and site (vertex less affected than equatorial plane)
typical moulding aggravated by vacuum extraction
= parietal lift above frontal and occipital bones
inferior sagittal sinus
moulding
falx
straight sinus
internal cerebral vein
GCV
basal vein of Rosenthal
tentorium
great cerebral vein = GCV
rise in intracranial pressure
the free tentorial margin ruptures by excessive traction-compression;
deep veins are distended (congested)
decelerations of
the fetal heart
changes in fetal EEG pattern
similar to effects of hypoxia
A
term, occiput anterior
location, secondary
caesarean with difficult
retrieval of the head
superior frontal gyrus in parasagittal section, day 2
second week cavitation
parasagittal detail
B
term, failed vacuum
extraction, secondary
caesarean, no clinical
seizures, day 2
coronal high frequency detail: hyperechoic core of superior frontal gyrus
T2 MRI
SWI
SSS patency at posterior fontanel
ADC map
DW MRI
A1
A2
anterior
fontanel
mastoid
fontanel
term, vaginal
breech delivery
hyperechoic change in inferior cerebellar hemispheres
B
lateral X ray
sagittal scan, high contrast
term, spontaneous vaginal delivery, apnoeic seizures day 1: partial thrombosis in the ipsilateral transverse sinus
A1
A2
DWMRI
T2MRI
B
C
limited flow in partially thrombosed left TS
flow only in right TS
temporal lesion pointing
in direction of the
transverse sinus
phase-contrast MRV
A
B
C
5
basal subdural haematoma
posterior interhemispheric
subdural haematoma
2
1
3
4
3
pericerebellar subdural haematoma
limited central tentorial haematoma
mastoid view
SSS
4
n
te
ria
to
a
re
la
term, precipitate delivery, apnoea
day 1, von Willebrand disease
D
normal sagittal section
2
cerebrum
1
cerebellum
term vaginal breech delivery
term, outlet vacuum
extensive centrotentorial subdural haematoma
1
35w GA, grunting after
vacuum delivery
extensive intracerebellar haematoma
A
B
C
anterior fontanel window
before puncture
thalamic (embolic ?) stroke
CST
PCA
uncus
SCA
after puncture
tentorium
pial PCA stroke
Kernohan’s
notch
herniation of the uncus temporalis
unilateral mydriasis
- ptosis
- ipsilateral paresis (contralateral corticospinal
tract CST compressed at Kernohan’s notch)
- tense fontanelle
-
posterior fontanel window
postsurgical MRI
right axial view
D
peritentorial subdural haematoma,
extending to parietal lobe
PCA pial stroke
right PCA no longer occluded on admission
A
extensive left intracerebellar haematoma
B
ventricular dilatation due to posterior fossa crowding
lateral
ventricle
drainage
D
extensive brain ischaemia due to upward herniation
C
ACA
ICA
reversed diastolic flow in investigated cerebral arteries
MCA R
DWMR after ventricular
drainage: bright brain <
extensive cortical and deep
grey matter necrosis
meningitis
(sub)cortical
infarction
pia
abscess
formation
periventricular
venous infarction
bacteria and neutrophils
begin an inflammatory
infiltrate
meningitis
septal empyema
first day
granuloma
cortex
ventriculitis
lethargy
within 48h
hydrocephalus
infiltrate spreads
intima proliferates
encephalitis
arterial
stroke
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
seizures
focal nerve palsies
day 3-7
Y
further intimal reaction with fibrosis
Y
Y
Y
Y
cortical protein exudate (fibrinogen,
antibodies) and oedema
Y
Y
restored vessel
residual tissue loss
pia-arachnoid adhesions
complex growing infiltrate with
lymfocytes and histiocytes
Y
week 2 - ...
Y
IL1, TNF
hydrocephalus
loculated exudate (empyema)
vessel occlusion with (sub)cortical infarction
microglial and astroglial response in cortex
A
mycoplasma meningitis
sagittal
axial
T2 MRI
temporal lobe and ventricle
brainstem
enlarged pericerebellar space
B
late onset GBS meningitis in 4 different infants
frontal coronal
enlarged extracerebral spaces
above meningeal thickening
coronal views at the foramen of Monro
courtesy dr Horsch, Berlin
day 27
day 20
A
coronal
day 34
coronal
coronal
sepsis-meningitis 15 days
after preterm birth at 27w
GA; all cultures negative
coronal detail
parasagittal
collapsed pallium
cerebellum
v3
@ mastoid
B
preterm, listeria sepsis
and meningitis day 19
parasagittal
A
C
Rickham reservoir staphylococcal infection
globular exudate
(->) with later
strand formation
E Coli
strands
reservoir removed
reservoir trajectory after removal
B
klebsiella encephalitis and ventriculitis at term
matrix
infection
intraventricular strands
strands
MRI at 5 months
hyperechoic ependyma
A
late onset GBS meningitis
B
preterm IVH plus E Coli meningitis
mastoid view
hyperechoic ependyma
mild asymmetry in coronal views
C
term, late onset GBS meningitis
lateral to the cerebellum: collection of pus and blood ?
A
B
klebsiella sepsis and meningiitis
several early abscesses in formation
C
near term preterm, serratia in skin cultures
cerebellar abscess with
stafylococcus aureus
A
B
term, day 2, early onset GBS meningitis
term, late onset GBS meningitis
term, shock, PPHN, E Coli urosepsis
7
left striatal perforator stroke
multiple arterial strokes
C
D
early onset GBS meningitis: hypothalamic and striatal perforator strokes
E Coli septic shock
anterior choroidal artery stroke
chiasm
MCA
A
early onset GBS encephalitis
T2 MRI
diffusion weighted MRI
B
listeria encephalitis
ADC map
secondary thalamic neuronal necrosis
primary white matter disease
early cyst formation, serial scan
A
day 33
B
diffusion weighted MRI in the acute phase
day 38
MCA (middle cerebral artery)
MCA M1 distal, sparing striatum
MCA
ACA
PCA
MCA complete (M1 proximal)
ACA (anterior cerebral artery)
MCA anterior trunk
PCA (posterior cerebral artery)
MCA operculofrontal artery
MCA posterior trunk
A
differential ADC drop in thalamus
versus striatum and cortex
acute
hyperechoic
asymmetry
patent MCA
MR day 2
CUS day 3
B
D
CUS day 5
CUS day 6
MCA operculofrontal a. stroke
C
CUS day 4
left posterior truncal MCA stroke
MR day 3
bilateral MCA stroke with patent major arteries
A
second week CUS
Heubner’s a. area spared
left distal pure pial ACA stroke
(not affecting Heubner’s artery)
day 30 MRI
B
DWI
right PCA pial stroke
?
the posterior fontanel window
T1 flair
1L
2R
1. within the left central groove
3R
4. in the right precentral gyrus (at hand knob)
4R
5R
2. around the right inferior central groove
5. in the right inferior precentral gyrus
6L
3. in the right central groove
central artery
perfusion area
6. in the left inferior precentral gyrus
B
A
T2
CUS day 1
SWAN
bilateral thalamic
haemorrhage
MR day 2
MRV
deep vein congestion leading to haemorrhage in thalami and white matter
T1
ICVs
enlarged partially
thrombosed GCV
ICV doppler pattern
partial great cerebral vein thrombosis