The commonest causes of basal ganglia T2 hypointensity can be recalled using the following mnemonic:
- ChOMP
Mnemonic
- Ch: childhood hypoxia
- O: old age
- M: multiple sclerosis
- P: Parkinson's disease, more in globus pallidus
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