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Early warning sign on computed tomography of the head
BMJ 2015; 351 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h5013 (Published 29 September 2015) Cite this as: BMJ 2015;351:h5013- James Lowe, foundation year 2 doctor1,
- David Howlett, consultant radiologist2
- 1Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne BN21 2UD, UK
- 2Department of Radiology, East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, Eastbourne
- Correspondence to: J Lowe james.lowe1{at}nhs.net
A 76 year old woman was admitted with acute onset left sided hemiparesis and facial asymmetry. A diagnosis of acute stroke was made on clinical grounds. What abnormality is seen on her axial unenhanced computed tomogram (fig 1⇓) at …
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