Presentation
Right-sided weakness.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
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Hyperdense MCA sign is present in the left middle cerebral artery representing hyperacute thrombus.
CTA study confirms the occlusion of left MCA.
Loss of grey-white differentiation with oedema in the territory of the left middle cerebral artery (mainly frontotemporal lobes) due to ischaemic stroke.
Case Discussion
The hyperdense MCA sign refers to focal hyperdensity of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) on non-contrast brain CT and is the direct visualisation of thromboembolic material within the lumen.