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Images in emergency medicine
Hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign: an early radiological finding of acute ischaemic stroke
  1. R Cubuk1,
  2. N Tasali1,
  3. S Sahin2
  1. 1Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
  2. 2Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
  1. Correspondence to Sevki Sahin, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Maltepe University, 34843 Istanbul, Turkey; drsahin{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2009.083816

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    A 66-year-old right-handed woman suffering from cloudiness of consciousness and weakness in the left half of the body presented to the emergency department. Neurological examination revealed confusion, left-sided central facial palsy, severe left hemiparesis (0/5) and left homonymous hemianopsia. In addition, deep tendon reflexes were depressed and Babinski's sign was positive on the affected side. A non-contrast computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain …

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