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Date : 00.00.00

Name of the Patient : Abc Xyz Paingalmn / F / 59 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyzmpat.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Brain.

CLINICAL PROFILE :

C/O forgetfulness since 2 years with progressive dementia.

EXAMINATION :

M.R.I of the brain was performed using the following parameters :

5 mm thick T1 Weighted, proton and T2 Weighted axial images.

5 mm thick FLAIR coronal images.

OBSERVATION :

There is no focal area of altered signal intensity in the brain parenchyma.

There is prominence of the cerebral sulci most marked in both temporal lobes with loss of volume of the hippocampi with mild fullness of both the temporal horns. The third and the fourth ventricles are normal. The basal cisternal spaces are unremarkable. There is no shift of the midline structures. No obvious vascular anomaly is identified on this study.

Incidental note is made of mild maxillary sinusitis.

IMPRESSION :

Atrophy of the temporal lobes bilaterally with loss of volume of both hippocampi.

Alzheimers disease should be ruled out.