Category: Vascular

Cerebral arteriovenous malformations

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 31 years old male No known medical illness Presented with headache and blurring of vision Gradually worsen over 2 years Clinically no neurological…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Vascular

Cortical watershed infarcts

Case contribution: Dr. Raja Rizal Azman  Clinical: A 41-year old  man with a history of  diabetes and hypertension Presents with a one week history of worsening right sided upper and…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Vascular

Post traumatic cerebral infarction

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 23-year old who was involved in MVA with altered sensorium. A serial plain CT brain was performed. Imaging findings: CT brain showed intra-parenchymal…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Trauma, Vascular

Multiple brain aneurysms

Case contribution: Prof. Ahmad Sobri Muda Clinical: An 80 years old lady. She is known hypertension on medication Presented with severe headache followed by loss of consciousness. She regain consciousness…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Vascular

Abdominal aorta aneurysm

Clinical: A 70 years old man No known medical problem A smoker Presented with abdominal mass for one year Dizziness for 3 days Went to GP and noted to have…

 Posted in Vascular

MCA infarction or HSV encephalitis?

Clinical: A 55 years old man with DM, HPT and CVA 4 years ago Presented with acute onset of aggressive behaviour. Also noted serum HSV IgG +ve, CSF protein 716….

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Vascular

Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis with intraparenchymal haemorrhages

Clinical: A 48 years old man No known medical problem Complains of headache for one month Worsening of headache for the last few days No neurological deficit MRI findings: Multiages…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Vascular

Unfolded aorta

Clinical: An 84 years old man. Admitted for acute urinary retention Subsequently diagnosed Benign prostatic hypertrophy Noted abnormal chest radiograph (incidental finding). Radiographic findings: There is widening of mediastinum. The…

 Posted in Chest, Vascular

Ruptured cerebral AVM

Clinical: A 20-year old man without any known medical illness Suddenly had fits at home. Brought in unconscious to ED Imaging findings: Axial non-contrasted CT scan of the brain with…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Vascular

Persistent left SVC

Clinical: A 73 years old man Underlying DM and HPT CT scan done for lung carcinoma CT scan findings: Apart from lung mass with mediastinal nodes (images not shown), incidental…

 Posted in Chest, Vascular