Presentation
Dizziness and off balance. CT the preceeding day reported as normal.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Acute pontine infarct
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Large high T2, low T1, avid diffusion restriction abnormality in the left hemi-pons, in keeping with an acute pontine infarction.
No hemorrhagic component.
Normal basilar artery.
Case Discussion
A case of a large acute hemi-pontine infarct.
A lovely example of the value of diffusion weighted imaging in stroke.