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Diffusion-weighted MRI of the brain is becoming clinically available as a tool to investigate cerebral ischaemia. We report a newborn girl presenting with seizures in whom diffusion-weighted MRI showed a large hyperintensity in the area perfused by the left middle cerebral artery. Short-term neurological follow-up before discharge was uneventful and the patient was discharged without sequelae. On follow-up clinical examination, right-sided spastic signs were noted which disappeared with time.
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Received: 3 April 2000 Accepted: 4 December 2000
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Lövblad, KO., Ruoss, K., Guzman, R. et al. Diffusion-weighted MRI of middle cerebral artery stroke in a newborn. Pediatric Radiology 31, 374–376 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470100442
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470100442