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. 2019 Dec 24;10:50. doi: 10.1186/s13229-019-0291-3

Table 2.

PMS patients with neuropsychiatric decompensation and atrophy on brain imaging

Case Age at imaging Imaging technique Findings Proposed diagnosis on review
2 27 y CT Diffuse mild cortical atrophy and hydrocephalus ex vacuo Bipolar disorder with catatonia
10 12 y MRI Diffuse cerebral and cerebellar atrophy Metachromatic leukodystrophy
11 52 y CT Cerebral atrophy, with multiple intracranial meningiomas Bipolar disorder with catatonia, neurofibromatosis type 2
22 45 y MRI Normal, except for mild enlargement of the cisterna magna and central atrophy Progressive neurological disorder
26 19, 25, and 41 y CT Corticosubcortical atrophy Bipolar disorder
28 43 y CT Mild corticosubcortical atrophy Bipolar disorder
31 70 y MRI Cortical atrophy, particularly in the frontal region, and subtle periventricular white matter changes Bipolar disorder with catatonia
43 NA (between 20 and 46 y) NA Cerebral and cerebellar atrophy Unspecified psychotic disorder with catatonia
45 42 y MRI Discrete loss of cerebral tissue predominantly in the left hemisphere with enlarged sulci Bipolar disorder
56 NA (between 23 and 30 y) MRI Incipient cortical atrophy Bipolar disorder with catatonia

CT computed tomography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, NA not available, y years