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Most reports of MRI in Wilson's disease have been of abnormal low-signal lesions on T1-weighted images and high signal intensity on T2-weighted images. In contrast, we report three patients who had high-signal lesions in the globus pallidus on T1-weighted images, a finding seen in patients with portal-systemic encephalopathy. The possible causes include the paramagnetic effect of copper or iron and accumulation of Alzheimer type II glial cells.
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Received: 26 January 1996 Accepted: 1 April 1996
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Mochizuki, H., Kamakura, K., Masaki, T. et al. Atypical MRI features of Wilson's disease: high signal in globus pallidus on T1-weighted images. Neuroradiology 39, 171–174 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050386
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050386