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. 2005 Mar;26(3):560–565.

TABLE 2:

Cases in which diagnoses were altered after thin-section DWI

Patient/Sex/Age (y) Findings
Clinical Presentation Conventional DWI Thin-Section DWI Cardiac
1/M/80 Facial paralysis Normal Lateral medullary syndrome None
2/F/78 L facial numbness Normal Lacunar None
3/M/59 R hemiplegia Normal Lacunar None
4/M/70 Transient ischemic attack Normal Lacunar None
5/M/75 Asthenia Normal Lacunar None
6/M/67 Oculomotor nerve palsy Normal Lacunar None
7/M/67 Aphasia Normal Large-artery sclerosis None
8/M/68 Dizziness Large-artery sclerosis Cardiogenic embolism Coronary disease
9/F/77 R hemiplegia Large-artery sclerosis Cardiogenic embolism Atrial fibrillation
10/M/73 Aphasia Lacunar Cardiogenic embolism Atrial fibrillation
11/M/83 L hemiplegia Lacunar Branch atheromatous disease None