Restricted diffusion on MR imaging of an acute cerebral lesion.
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چکیده
A 35-year-old woman with no previous medical history presented with a 3-day history of progressive left hemisensory loss, ataxia and hemiparesis. On neurological examination she had Medical Research Council (MRC) grade 4 pyramidal weakness, hyper-reflexia and mild incoordination on the left side. Sensory examination revealed decreased light touch, pain, temperature, vibration sense and proprioception on the whole left side. An MRI brain scan was performed 3 days after the onset of symptoms (Fig. 1 and Fig. 2).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
دوره 15 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008