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MRINeuroradiologyConfirmedFRCR 2B
MRI in hyperacute stroke
Clinical Presentation
A elderly patient presents to the Emergency Department with sudden-onset focal neurological deficit, thunderclap headache, and altered conscious state.
- 1Focal hyperdensity on plain CT or restricted diffusion (high DWI / low ADC) in a defined vascular territory, with loss of grey-white matter differentiation and sulcal effacement.