Aneurysmal wall imaging in a case of cortical superficial siderosis and multiple unruptured aneurysms.

We report a case of interhemispheric and bifrontal cortical superficial siderosis in association with two intracranial aneurysms. The patient had no clinical history suggestive of aneurysm rupture, no feature of amyloid angiopathy or other apparent etiology for cortical siderosis. We performed high resolution brain MRI with dark blood T1 sequences before and after IV contrast injection.

Aneurysmal wall imaging in a case of cortical superficial siderosis and multiple unruptured aneurysms.

We report a case of interhemispheric and bifrontal cortical superficial siderosis in association with two intracranial aneurysms. The patient had no clinical history suggestive of aneurysm rupture, no feature of amyloid angiopathy or other apparent etiology for cortical siderosis. We performed high resolution brain MRI with dark blood T1 sequences before and after IV contrast injection.

Stroke Mimics in a Stroke Care Pathway Based on MRI Screening.

Background: Since the use of tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke (IS), stroke care pathways have been developed for patients with suspicion of acute stroke. The aim of this prospective observational study was to analyze the stroke mimic (SM) characteristics in patients who were part of our stroke care pathway.

Methods: All consecutive patients admitted in the code stroke within a 1-year period were prospectively enrolled in this study.