Watershed infarct

Case contributed by Bruno Di Muzio
Diagnosis probable

Presentation

Headache.

Patient Data

Age: 56
Gender: Female

CT Brain

ct

CT scan showing an old infarction of the cortex and adjacent subcortical white matter located at the right border zone of ACA and MCA. 

Case Discussion

Brain infarcts that occur at the border zones between major cerebral arterial territories are called as watershed infarcts

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