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Baba Y, Thibodeau R, IV A, et al. Cerebral cortical restricted diffusion. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 09 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-86418
Cerebral cortical restricted diffusion or gyriform restricted diffusion refers to curvilinear hyperintense signal involving the cerebral cortex on DWI images with a corresponding low signal on ADC images.
Causes include the following disorders:
Vascular thrombo-occlusive disease (most common) 1
Hemodynamic changes
Infections
Metabolic
Others
An acronym has been proposed to cover most of these disorders, which is "CRUMPLED" (Creutzfeldt-Jakob, Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome, Urea cycle disorders, Mitochondrial, Posterior reversible encephalopathy, Prolonged seizures, Laminar necrosis/hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, Liver Disease, Encephalitis, and Diabetes) 5.
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