Journal of Neurology Research, ISSN 1923-2845 print, 1923-2853 online, Open Access
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Letter to the Editor

Volume 9, Number 1-2, March 2019, pages 18-20

Occam’s Razor Is Not Always True: Intracranial Tumor Mimicking Silent Infarction in a Patient With Previous Cerebral Infarction

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Cranial computerized tomography (CT) performed at initial admission, showing mild hypodensity in the right insula, parietal subcortical region.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) at initial admission showing hyperintensity in the right insular and parietal region in the unmodified DWI sequences (a), mild hyperintensity in the DWI sequences considered as T2 shine effect (b). Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) sequences showing hyperintense signals in the corresponding region suggesting its chronic nature (c).
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Contrast-enhanced cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed as second admission. T2 sequences showing edematous lesion in the right frontoparietal lobe (a). T1 post-contrast sequences showing significant contrast enhancement (b).