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Sequential MRI in chronic meningitis during adrenocorticotropic hormone treatment for West syndrome
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1Department of Pediatrics, Otsu Red Cross Hospital, Japan. masumigo@mbox.kyoto-inet.or.jp
Abstract:
I report a patient with West syndrome who suffered from chronic meningitis during adrenocorticotropic hormone treatment. The pleocytosis of cerebrospinal fluid continued, with vacillation, for more than 3 months. Sequential MRI studies with gadolinium contrast seem to be essential for evaluation of the activity and determination of the treatment in chronic meningitis.