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Date : 00.00.00

Name of the Patient : Abc Xyzi S. lmn / F / 15 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyzhtekar.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Brain with optic nerves.

CLINICAL PROFILE :

C/O progressive visual loss in the left eye since 5-6 years.

EXAMINATION :

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

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

3 mm thick T1 Weighted and STIR coronal images.

OBSERVATION :

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

Both the lateral, 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.

The optic nerve on the right is normal in its course and signal characteristics. The perioptic CSF appears brighter on the left side as compared to the right with slight decrease in calibre of the left optic nerve and the optic chiasma on the left.

Incidentally noted is pansinusitis. The pituitary gland shows a convex upper margin which may be normal for the patients age.

IMPRESSION :

1. Normal study of the brain.

2. Left optic nerve atrophy.