Artery of Percheron infarction
Diagnosis almost certain
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The imaging differential of bithalamic lesions is broad and includes arterial and venous occlusion, infiltrative neoplasm, and infectious and inflammatory lesions. This case, with acute history, clinical evolution and a new CT scanina fewscan in a few days, confirms an artery of Percheron infarct.
-<p><span style="font-size:13px; line-height:1.6em">The imaging differential of bithalamic lesions is broad and includes arterial and venous occlusion, infiltrative neoplasm, and infectious and inflammatory lesions. This case, with acute history, clinical evolution and a new CT scanina few days, confirms an<a title="Artery of Percheron infarct" href="/articles/artery-of-percheron-infarct"> artery of Percheron infarct</a>. </span></p>- +<p>The imaging differential of bithalamic lesions is broad and includes arterial and venous occlusion, infiltrative neoplasm, and infectious and inflammatory lesions. This case, with acute history, clinical evolution and a new CT scan in a few days, confirms an <a href="/articles/artery-of-percheron-territory-infarct">artery of Percheron infarct</a>. </p>
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CT demonstrates bilateral paramedian thalamic and tenous rostralmild rostral midbrain hypoattenuation.
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Image CT (non-contrast) ( update )
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Axial.
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Days after, a new CT scandemonstrates demonstrates a more evident bilateral paramedian thalamic and rostral midbrain infarction.