Case Notes
History
36 yo female with 2 week history of intermittent weakness on both sides, numbness epsodes lasting 4 hours & word finding difficulty.Exam
CT perfusion
Prior Study
CT HeadNegative study for acute arterial or venous occlusion. But, there is focal mural wall calcification in the subclinoidal right ICA with the potential for causing a flow-limitng stenosis.
There is a small completed lacunar infarct in the left caudate head.
The combination of a completed stroke and mild global atrophy and prominent basal ganglia calcificiation suggests the presence of underlying vasculopathy.