title: A review of pathologies associated with high T1W signal intensity in the basal ganglia on Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
abstract: With several functions and a fundamental influence over cognition and motor functions, the basal ganglia are the cohesive centre of the brain. There are several conditions which affect the basal ganglia and these have various clinical and radiological manifestations. Nevertheless, on magnetic resonance imaging there is a limited differential diagnosis for those conditions presenting with T1 weighted spin echo hyperintensity within the central nervous system in general and the basal ganglia in particular. The aim of our review is to explore some of these basal ganglia pathologies and provide image illustrations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St Bartholomew Hospital, London, U.K.
authors.forename: Zahia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zaitout
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, U.K.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Romanowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Worcester Acute Hospitals, Worcester, U.K.
authors.forename: Kavitasagary
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karunasaagarar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, U.K.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, U.K.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Batty
keywords: Basal Ganglia; MRI; T1W Signal Intensity