Welcome to my blog. This will contain information related to health and wellness, especially concerning neurological disorders. It would be useful for general public as well as healthcare professionals.
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Subependymal Calcification Demonstrated on SWI MRI in a Case of Tuberous Sclerosis
Tuberous sclerosis is a multi-systemic genetic disease, which predominantly manifests with seizures and cutaneous manifestations (such as adenoma sebaceum). Abnormalities on brain scan include cortical tubers, subependymal nodules (sually calcified) and subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA). MRI is usually preferred over CT scan as tubers and SEGAs are better appreciated on MRI as compared to… Read more
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Hyperdense MCA sign in Acute Ischemic Stroke
55-year old gentleman, known diabetic and hypertensive presented with symptoms of right hemiplegia and aphasia of three hours duration. He was evaluated for possible thrombolytic treatment. CT brain done (3.5 hours after stroke symptom onset) showed a dense (also referred to as hyperdense) MCA sign (yellow arrow in the 1st image). Thrombosis of middle cerebral… Read more
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