Pulvinar sign (CNS)
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The pulvinar sign refers to bilateral FLAIR hyperintensities involving the pulvinar thalamic nuclei. It is classically described in variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease(vCJD)
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Fabry disease
(although: the hyperintense signal is seen onT1WI)T1 rather than T2 - bilateral thalamic infarcts
- acute disseminated encephalomyelitis(ADEM)
See also
-<p>The <strong>pulvinar sign</strong> refers to bilateral FLAIR hyperintensities involving the <a title="Thalamus" href="/articles/thalamus">pulvinar thalamic nuclei</a>. It is classically described in variant <a href="/articles/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease">Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease </a>(<strong>vCJD</strong>). It is also described in other neurological conditions:</p><ul>- +<p>The <strong>pulvinar sign</strong> refers to bilateral FLAIR hyperintensities involving the <a href="/articles/thalamus">pulvinar thalamic nuclei</a>. It is classically described in variant <a href="/articles/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease">Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease</a>. It is also described in other neurological conditions:</p><ul>
-<a href="/articles/fabry-disease">Fabry disease</a> (although the hyperintense signal is seen on T1WI)</li>-<li>bilateral <a href="/articles/thalamic-infarcts">thalamic infarcts</a>-</li>- +<a href="/articles/fabry-disease">Fabry disease</a>: the hyperintense signal is seen on T1 rather than T2</li>
-<a href="/articles/acute-disseminated-encephalomyelitis-adem-1">acute disseminated encephalomyelitis</a> (ADEM)</li>- +<a title="Artery of Percheron territory infarct" href="/articles/artery-of-percheron-territory-infarct">bilateral </a><a href="/articles/thalamic-infarcts">thalamic infarcts</a>
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- +<li><a href="/articles/acute-disseminated-encephalomyelitis-adem-1">acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)</a></li>
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