Biomedical subjects

M C De Poorter

Publications and source records attributed to M C De Poorter.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1997

Optic nerve metastasis simulating optic neuritis.

A 68-year-old man developed subacutely bilateral loss of visual acuity without any other neurological sign. Magnetic resonance images showed some small scattered periventricular white matter T2 hypersignals. On spinal fluid analysis a mononuclear pleocytosis and an oligoclonal gamma-pattern was found. Treatment with intravenous corticosteroids had no effect. The clinical situation deteriorated and the patient died of bronchopneumonia. Postmortem examination revealed manifest metastatic invasion of both the optic nerves by a non-detectable primary tumor.

Aged↗

PubMed1993

[Cerebellar syndrome after carbon monoxide poisoning. Magnetic resonance imaging and single photon emission tomography].

A 19-year-old woman presented with severe carbon monoxide poisoning resulting in coma, brain stem signs, cerebellar syndrome, anterograde memory disorder and some frontal signs. Nine years later, generalized seizures appeared. At the age of 31, the cerebellar syndrome and memory disorders persisted. MRI showed cerebellar and internal temporal atrophy with high-intensity signals, and hippocampal and callosal atrophy. SPECT (Xe133) showed a low cerebellar blood flow.

Adult↗

PubMed1991

[Mental akinesia and memory disorders following carbon monoxide poisoning].

A 32-year old woman presented with serious memory impairment and a mental syndrome named loss of psychic auto-activation or psychic akinesia following carbon monoxide poisoning. The MRI findings were bilateral pallidal lesions probably associated with thalamic lesions. The evolution was favourable.

Adult↗