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Medial temporal lobe atrophy score

Case contributed by Bruno Di Muzio
Diagnosis not applicable

Diagram depicting pro...

Diagram depicting progressive cerebral atrophy assessed by the medial temporal lobe atrophy score

MTA score: 0: no CSF is visible around the hippocampus (normal); 1: choroid fissure is slightly widened; 2: moderate widening of the choroid fissure, mild enlargement of the temporal horn and mild loss of hippocampal height; 3: marked widening of the choroid fissure, moderate enlargement of the temporal horn, and moderate loss of hippocampal height; 4: marked widening of the choroid fissure, marked enlargement of the temporal horn, and the hippocampus is markedly atrophied and internal structure is lost.

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