Transient Sulcal Hyperintensity on Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery MRI in Postpartum Cerebral Angiopathy Induced by Bromocriptine

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 24(2); 2006 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2006;24(2): 161-165.

브로모크립틴 복용 후 뇌 액체감약반전회복 MR 영상에서 뇌고랑고신호강도가 일시적으로 관찰된 산후뇌혈관병증

김지은a, 권오영a,c 손승남a 최지혜a 최대섭b 박기종a,c 최낙천a,c 임병훈a,c

경상대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실a, 진단방사선과학교실b, 경상대학교 건강과학연구원c

Transient Sulcal Hyperintensity on Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery MRI in Postpartum Cerebral Angiopathy Induced by Bromocriptine

Jieun Kim, M.D.a

Departments of Neurologya and Radiologyb, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National Universityc, Jinju, Korea

Abstract

Postpartum cerebral angiopathy is a main cause of postpartum stroke. We describe a 27-year-old woman with postpartum cerebral angiopathy after taking bromocriptine. Her brain FLAIR MR image revealed several lesions of sulcal hyperintensity. The sulcal hyperintensity in the MR image may be a sequelae of bromocriptine-induced angiopathy during the postpartum period. KeyWords:Postpartum period, Bromocriptine, Magnetic resonance imaging