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From: Childhood mitochondrial encephalomyopathies: clinical course, diagnosis, neuroimaging findings, mtDNA mutations and outcome in six children

Figure 2

Brain MRI (FLAIR, fluid-attenuated inversion recovery) of patient 1: (A)  taken one year before admission;: Abnormal signals in the left occipital, parietal, and temporal lobes (arrowheads) and a cyst (arrow) in the right parietal area. (B) Abnormal MRI signals shifted to the right side (arrowheads) at admission from previous left side. Symmetrical lesions at the lenticular nuclei (arrow) were also observed. (C) These abnormalities were dramatically decreased (arrowheads) after 30 days cocktail treatment in hospital.

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