IMAGES IN NEUROLOGY
DTI tractography and MRI in chronic cerebral ischemia in rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) in vivo
DTI tratografia e RM em isquemia cerebral crônica em macaco rhesus (Macaca mulatta) in vivo
Axayacatl Morales-GuadarramaI, II; Iván Mejía-GonzálezI; Braulio Hernández-GodínezIII, IV; Alejandra Ibáñez-ContrerasIII, IV; Sergio A. Reyes-PantojaIII, IV; Roberto OlayoII
ICentro Nacional de Investigación en Instrumentación e Imagenología Médica (CI3M). Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - Unidad Iztapalapa (UAM-I) Ciudad de México, México
IIDepartamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - Unidad Iztapalapa (UAM-I) Ciudad de México, México
IIICentro de Investigación, Proyecto CAMINA, A.C, Unidad de Primate; Ciudad de México, México
IVBIOINVERT®. Biología Integral para Vertebrados: Unidad de Experimentación Animal, Edo. México, México
Correspondence Correspondence: Axayacatl Morales-Guadarrama San Rafael Atlixco. 186, Col. Vicentina; DF 09340 Iztapalapa - México E-mail: axa_mx@yahoo.com
An eight-year-old rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) presented an ischemic attack in the subcortical region of the right temporal area, naturally acquired by a hypoglycemic shock, generating asphyxia and arterial hypotension at 6 months old.
MRI performed showed ischemia in the right parietal lobe (Fig 1), from the injury focus in the middle cerebral artery, in the cerebral branches (insular and opercular branches) (Fig 2). The loss of continuity in the nerve fibers can be seen through the tractography, corresponding to encephalomalacic changes (Fig 3)1,2.
Received 30 August 2012
Received in final form 14 August 2012
Accepted 21 August 2012
Support: Projects CONACyT - 155239, lCy-T-DF-PIUTE 10-63, 276/2010
Conflict of interest: There is no conflict of interest to declare.
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