Low Consciousness in a Patient with Pancolitis.

J Belg Soc Radiol

Department Radiology, UZ Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium Herestraat 49/B, 3000 Leuven.

Published: February 2024

AI Article Synopsis

  • Lentiform fork sign is an uncommon MRI finding in the brain.
  • It is associated with metabolic acidosis in critically ill patients who have low levels of consciousness and kidney failure.
  • This sign may indicate the presence of uremic encephalopathy, a condition linked to kidney dysfunction.

Article Abstract

Lentiform fork sign is a rare finding on MRI of the brain, found in patients with metabolic acidosis, in a critically ill patient with low consciousness and renal failure, this sign can correspond to uremic encephalopathy.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10870939PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.3265DOI Listing

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