Patient (No.) | Location of SDE | Initial MR Study* | ADC, ×10−3 mm2/s | Associated Abnormalities | Duration between Initial and Follow-up MR Studies, d | Clinical Features at Follow-up MR Imaging | Follow-up MR Study* | ||||
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T1WI | T2WI | Enhanced† | DWI | Enhanced† | DWI | ||||||
1 | R FP | Hypo | Mild hyper | Thick, linear | Hyper, hypo | 0.892 | L RSE (thin, linear)† | 21 | Fever | Thick, linear | Hyper, hypo |
2 | L F | Hypo | Hyper | Thick, linear | Hyper | NA | L orbital cellulites | 16 | Fever | Thick, linear | Hyper |
3 | L FP | Iso | Hyper | Thick, irregular | Hyper | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
4 | B FPO | Iso | Mild hyper | Thick, linear | Hyper | 0.644 | NA | 12 | Fever, seizure | Thick, linear | Hyper |
5 | L F | Iso | Hyper | Thick, linear | Hyper | 0.306 | L orbital cellulites | NA | NA | NA | NA |
6 | Mid F base | Hypo | Hyper | Thick, linear | Hyper | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
7 | R pF, R PO, R T | Mild hypo | Iso | Thick, linear | Hyper | 0.642 | R RSE (thin, linear)† infected later | 5 | Fever | Thick, linear | Hyper |
8 | B F, R pF | Iso | Mild hyper | Thick, linear | Hyper | 0.698 | NA | 23 | Fever, chills | Thick, linear | Hyper |
9 | L FP, L pF | Iso | Mild hyper | Thin, linear | Hyper | 0.438 | NA | 6 | Fever, R hemiparesis | Thin, linear | Hyper |
10 | L CPA | Hypo | Hyper | Thick, linear | Hyper | 0.608 | Cavernous sinus infection | 10 | Afebrile, leukocytosis (blood) | Thick, linear | Hyper |
Note.—B indicates bilateral; CPA, cerebellopontine angle; F, frontal; FP, frontoparietal; FPO, fronto-occipitoparietal; Hyper, hyperintense; hypo, hypointense; Iso, isointense; NA, not available or not applicable; pF, parafalcine; PO, parieto-occipital; T, temporal; T1WI, T1-weighted image; and T2WI, T2-weighted image.
* Signal intensity relative to that of gray matter.
† Morphology of the enhancing membrane.