TY - JOUR T1 - MR Imaging of Heat Stroke: External Capsule and Thalamic T1 Shortening and Cerebellar Injury JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 1372 LP - 1375 VL - 24 IS - 7 AU - Carol T. McLaughlin AU - Arthur G. Kane AU - Andrew E. Auber Y1 - 2003/08/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/24/7/1372.abstract N2 - Summary: We present a case of increased signal intensity of the cerebrum (symmetric involvement of the paraventricular thalamus and external capsule) and cerebellum on both T1- and T2-weighted images in a patient with documented heat stroke. An ischemic and hemorrhagic mechanism is proposed, and the contributions of the direct effects of hyperthermia are discussed. ER -