Figure 1.
Case 1. (A) The first MR T1 image demonstrated hyperintensity in the left putamen and the head of the caudate. (B) The first MR T2 image revealed hypointensity in the left putamen and the head of the caudate. (C) Brain MRA indicated mild-moderate stenosis of left MCA. (D) Brain CT showed no significant abnormalities in basal ganglia. (E) A follow-up brain MR T1 image after one month showed high signals were more pronounced in the left putamen and the head of the caudate. (F) The second brain MR T2 image revealed that the lesion on the left side changed from a low signal to a high signal and isointense. (G) SWI sequence shows asymmetric low signals in the bilateral basal ganglia (putamen and the head of the caudate), with the left side being more pronounced. (H) CTA indicated mild-moderate stenosis of left MCA and multiple intracranial vascular stenosis.
