Heterogeneity of Radiological Spectrum in Tacrolimus-Associated Encephalopathy after Lung Transplantation

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"> </td><td align="center" colspan="3">Vasogenic edema</td><td align="center">Cytotoxic edema</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">FLAIR (T2-weighted or proton density weighted images)</td><td align="center">↗</td><td align="center">↗</td><td align="center">↗</td><td align="center">↗</td></tr><tr><td align="left">DWI</td><td align="center">N</td><td align="center">↗</td><td align="center">↘</td><td align="center">↗</td></tr><tr><td align="left">ADC</td><td align="center">↗</td><td align="center">↗</td><td align="center">↗</td><td align="center">↘</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Evolution</td><td align="center" colspan="3">Usually reversible</td><td align="center">Usually irreversible or can be reversible partially or totally</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>↗ indicates hyperintense signal; N: isointense signal; ↘: hypointense signal. </td></tr></table>

MRI alternations of vasogenic and cytotoxic edema in TAC-E.

Behavioural Neurology

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Table 2: Heterogeneity of Radiological Spectrum in Tacrolimus-Associated Encephalopathy after Lung Transplantation 