Perivascular spaces

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

80 year old male.

Patient Data

Age: 80 years
Gender: Male
mri

MRI through the brain demonstrates multiple T2 hyperintense areas in the basal ganglia and external capsules, more pronounced on the right. On FLAIR these fully attenuate without surrounding high signal so suggest gliosis. 

These represent incidental perivascular spaces. 

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