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Basal ganglia T2 hypointensity

Dr Maxime St-Amant and Dr Frank Gaillard et al.

Basal ganglia T2 hypointensities can be caused by any of the following and is commonly remembered using the mnemonic ChOMP.

  • childhood hypoxia
  • old age
  • multiple sclerosis
  • Parkinson's disease, more in globus pallidus
  • Parkinson Plus Syndrome - more in putamen
  • de-oxyhemoglobin of hemorrhage
  • hemosiderin
  • calcium in certain states

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