Neuroradiology board review lecture 1 case 4

Neuroradiology board review. This lecture is geared towards the ABR core exam for residents, but it would be useful for review for the ABR certifying exam or certificate of added qualification (CAQ) exam for neuroradiology. In this case, there are bilateral basal ganglia and cortical FLAIR hyperintensities. Thalamic abnormalities involve the pulvinar nucleus and make an L-shaped abnormality known as the “hockey stick sign“. The diagnosis is: creutzfeldt-jakob disease, or CJD. CJD is a prion disease chara