TABLE 2:
Brain MR imaging findings in the patients with mitochondrial diseases
| Patient No. | MR Findings |
|---|---|
| 1 | Normal |
| 2 | Mild cerebral atrophy |
| 3 | Normal |
| 4 | Mild cerebral atrophy |
| 5 | Mild cerebral atrophy, PVWM T2 hyperintensity |
| 6 | PVWM T2 hyperintensity |
| 7 | Cerebral and cerebellar atrophy |
| 8 | Mild cerebral atrophy |
| 9 | Mild cerebral atrophy |
| 10 | Left parieto-occipital and right occipital cortical strokelike lesions |
| 11 | Cerebral and cerebellar atrophy, diffuse T2 hyperintensity of cerebral white matter, globi pallidi, and midbrain dorsal aspect |
| 12 | Normal |
| 13 | Symmetrical T2 hyperintensity in putamina |
| 14 | T2 hyperintensity in corpora striata and lamina quadrigemina |
| 15 | Multiple and small cerebral cortical strokelike T2 hyperintensities |
Note.—PVWM indicates paraventricular white matter.