Presentation
Dizziness and headaches.
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Thalamic cavernoma
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Right thalamic small rather well defined lesion showing hyperintense T2 center with dark hemosiderin rim, with no related contrast enhancement, edema or mass effect.
Case Discussion
MRI demonstrating a characteristic “popcorn” or "berry" appearance with a rim of signal loss due to hemosiderin, which demonstrates prominent blooming on susceptibility weighted sequences (T2*). MR picture of pathognomonic of cerebral cavernoma