Category: Central Nervous System

PICA infarction

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 58 years old female with underlying diabetes and hypertension Presented with lethargy, headache, vomiting for the past 1 week. Headache was throbbing in nature…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Vascular

Enlarged perivascular space and fusiform MCA aneursym

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: An 82 years old lady UnderlyingDM, HPT, hyperlipidaemia, Presented with incoherent speech and lower limb weakness. Clinical examination shows GCS E4V4M6, power lower limbs…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Vascular

Normal pressure hydrocephalus

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 72 years old lady with background history of hyperlipidaemia and DM Semidependant and ambulating mostly using wheelchair Also had recurrent CVA She become…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Degenerative, Uncategorized

Hemiballismus caused by subthalamic infarction

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 65 years old man with underlying DM Presented with abnormal movement at left upper limb for 5 days Become more prominent day by…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Vascular

Lateral geniculate body infarction

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 45 years old man No known underlying illness Presented with reduced sharpness of vision bilaterally for 2 months No other symptoms. Clinical examination…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Vascular

Primary CNS lymphoma

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 78 years old with underlying HPT and DM Presented with being less responsiveness for 2 weeks, appears confuse and lethargic Noted to have…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Tumour

Suprasellar pilocytic astrocytoma

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 4 years old girl Presented with vomiting after a fall Urgent CT scan shows a mass lesion at sellar region Referred for further…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Tumour

Pilocytic astrocytoma

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 13 years old girl History of pilocytic astrocytoma grade 1, Tumour resection done 5 years ago On annual surveillance MRI Noted to have…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Tumour

Cerebellopontine angle schwannoma

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 30 years old man No known medical illness Presented with headache, persistent vomiting, reduced hearing over left ear and blurring of vision. Clinical…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Tumour

Cerebral abscess

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 42 years old man with underlying retroviral infection Presented with headache and transient altered consciousness Clinical examination was unremarkable Blood investigations are normal…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Infection