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DD of diffuse pontine glioma ?
Central pontine myelinolysis, pontine infarction, ADEM, brainstem encephalitis
What is the poor prognostic radiological sign in diffuse Pontine Glioma ?
Enhancement in post contrast study
The pons is diffusely enlarged encasing the basilar artery and exhibits altered signal being low in T1, slightly bright in FLAIR and very bright in T2 WIs. No diffusion restriction on DWI differentiating this lesion from acute pontine infarction.