Subacute posterior cerebral artery infarct

Case contributed by Huda B. Gharbia
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Visual symptoms.

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Male

Hypodense area involving cortical and subcortical of right occipital lobe, effacement sulci, compressing the occipital horn of right lateral ventricle.

Altered signal intensity of right occipital lobe, hyperintensity in T2WI and FLAIR sequences, gyral enhancement in T1W post contrast.

Case Discussion

Right occipital gyral enhancement confined to the posterior cerebral artery territory, in keeping with subacute right posterior cerebral artery infarction.

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