Sunday 8 July 2018

Posterior cortical atrophy MRI

Clinically : progressive dementia, not responding to Csf drainage. 
Here is MRI BRAIN compared to previous MRI. 
FOLLOW UP MRI
PREVIOUS MRI DATED 8 JULY 2014
Salient feature of this MRI is bilateral posterior cortical atrophy.
There is moderate grade Atrophy involving bilateral parietal lobes, appears to be progressive as it has increased compared to previous MRI dated 8 July 2014. An associated marked mid brain atrophy. No obvious signal abnormality on diffusion weighted images.

Differential Diagnosis:
Benson's syndrome, an atypical variant of Alzheimer's disease.
Levy body dementia.

CJD.

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