État criblé

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Patient presenting with chronic hypertension and cognitive deficits.

Patient Data

Age: 70 years
Gender: Male
mri
  • T2-weighted MRI shows diffusely dilated perivascular (Virchow-Robin) spaces in the frontal white matter and around the striatal MCA branches which is in line with the état criblé (status cribrosum) pattern. 
  • More diffuse gliosis in the thalamic and periventricular region.

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