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Left-sided hemiparesis

    Author: Birgit Ertl-Wagner, Munich, Germany
    Body Region: Brain, and Head and Neck

    1. Patient Presentation
    2. CT Images
    3. CT Findings
    3.1 Additional Images
    4. Diagnosis
    5. References

    1. Patient Presentation

    • A 64-year-old woman was brought to the emergency room with left-sided hemiparesis.
    • The hemiparesis had begun three hours prior to presentation, and her symptoms were already starting to improve.
    • Non-enhanced CT of the brain and a CT perfusion study were performed.