Resolution of early diffusion-weighted and FLAIR MRI abnormalities in a patient with TIA.
We report a patient with a clinical history and neurologic examination consistent with acute stroke. Diffusion-weighted and fast fluid-attenuated inversion recovery MRI obtained 4 hours after stroke onset detected focal abnormalities suggestive of acute ischemic brain damage. The neurologic deficit and the imaging abnormalities both resolved completely at follow-up. This patient illustrates complete resolution of early changes observed with diffusion-weighted MRI at the hyperacute phase in a TIA.
Lecouvet
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Department of Neuroradiology, Saint Luc University Hospital, University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Duprez
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Raymackers
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JM
Peeters
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Cosnard
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male