Presentation
Diabetes mellitus, hypertension and diplopia.
Patient Data
Age: 60 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Diabetic striatopathy - bilateral
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Bilateral globi pallidi returning high signal intensities in the T1 weighted sequence.
No diffusion restriction. No blooming artifact.
Case Discussion
Bilateral T1-hyperintense globi pallidi. Taking history into consideration, the features are suggestive of bilateral diabetic striatopathy secondary to uncontrolled diabetes. The differetial is acquired hepatocerebral degeneration.
Additional contributor: Dr. M.M.S. Hoshang