Figure 1
Serial MRI changes in the upper brain stem lesion slices (1st & 3rd row) and lower brain stem lesion slices (2nd and 4th row) of DWI (1st & 2nd row) and ADC (3rd & 4th row) images. upper. Serial MRI of a representative patient in E group on Day 1, 3, 6 (left to right). The lesion involved two adjacent slices at the upper (1st row) and lower (2nd row) brain stem. The DWI signal intensity (whiteness) of the upper slice increased on Day3 (presence of the initial hump), but remained almost unchanged on Day 1,3& 6 in the lower slice (2nd row) by the naked eye. The reduced ADC signal intensity (blackness) of the same lesion was seen even on Day6, particularly in the lower lesion slice (4th row). lower. Serial MRI of a representative patient in EH group on Day1, 2, 7, 9 (left to right). The lesions also involved two adjacent slices. The DWI signal intensity of the upper slice (1st row) was seen on Day1 but was invisible on the Day2 &7 (absence of the initial hump). The initial hump was seen only in the anterior part of the lower lesion slice (2nd row) but not in the posterior-lateral extension of the lesion towards the cerebellum which had disappeared on Day2 & 7(absence of the initial hump). The ADC signal was clearly darker in the lower brainstem lesion (4th row) on Day 2 but disappearing on Day7 and became grey colour on Day9 (shortened pseudonormalization time and late hike, 4th row, right end).