Clinical findings and laboratory results
| Patient No | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| L, Left; R, right; P, putamen; C, caudate nucleus; GPi, internal pallidum; GPe, external pallidum; STN, subthalamic nucleus; NR, not recorded; NC, not checkable; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; HBP, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus. | ||||||
| Age ( y) | 27 | 66 | 53 | 73 | 73 | 67 |
| Side limb | L | L | L | L | R | L |
| Lesion site | No | R P, | R C, | R GPe, | L C, | R GPi, |
| R GPe | R P, | R STN | L STN | R STN, | ||
| R GPe | R C | |||||
| MRI T1 | Iso | Iso | Iso-low | Iso | Iso | High |
| MRI T2 | Iso | High | High | High | High | High |
| Size of lesion (cm3) | NC | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Time of SPECT examination (days) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Degree of response to treatment | Good | Good | Fair | Good | Good | Good |
| Diabetes (y) | No | No | No | 6 | No | 12 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 96 | 112 | 123 | 325 | 99 | 311 |
| HbA1c (%) | NR | NR | NR | 10.3 | NR | 7.8 |
| Clinical diagnosis | Vasculitis | Infarct | Infarct | Infarct | Infarct | Petechial haemorrhage |
| Underlying disease | SLE | HBP | DM | HBP | DM | |