Skip to main content
. 2020 Jan;41(1):111–114. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6328

Summary of imaging and clinical findings in patients with abnormally decreased T2 signal

Findings
Demographics
 Patients 29
 Sex (male) 19 (65.5%)
 Age (yr) 49 (range, 18–85)
Clinical information
 Associated seizures 22 (75.9%)
 Extrinsic compressive lesions 14 (48.3%)
Imaging findings
 Laterality
  Bilateral 7 (24.1%)
  Unilateral 22 (75.9%)
 Multiple lobes involved 21 (72.4%)
 Frequency of involved lobes
  Frontal 19 (65.5%)
  Parietal 17 (58.6%)
  Temporal 16 (55.2%)
  Occipital 14 (48.3%)
EEG findings
 Availability 19 (65.5%)
 Laterality
  Unilateral 12/12 Cases with MRI T2 changes unilateral
  Bilateral 7/7 Cases with MRI T2 changes bilateral
Follow-up imaging
 Availability 9 (31%)
 Changes resolved 6 (66.6%)
  Associated with compressive lesion 4/6
 Nonresolved/gliosis 3 (33.3%)
  Associated with  compressive lesion 1/3