Acute cerebral infarct with hyperdense MCA sign
Presentation
Male patient with left sided body weakness
Patient Data
Gender: Male
From the case:
Acute cerebral infarct with hyperdense MCA sign
CT
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Axial non-contrast
Hyperdense right MCA seen with right MCA territory acute infarct.
Acute right middle cerebral artery infarct with hyperdense artery sign.
Case Discussion
This case illustrates some of the early signs of an acute infarct including:
- hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign
- vanishing basal ganglia sign
- loss of insular ribbon sign
- sulcal effacement