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. It is also described in other neurological conditions:
Fabry disease: the hyperintense signal is seen on T1 rather than T2
See also
-<li>-<a href="/articles/fabry-disease">Fabry disease</a>: the hyperintense signal is seen on T1 rather than T2</li>-<li>-<a href="/articles/artery-of-percheron-territory-infarct">bilateral </a><a href="/articles/thalamic-infarcts">thalamic infarcts</a>-</li>-<li><a href="/articles/acute-disseminated-encephalomyelitis-adem-1">acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)</a></li>-<li><a title="Status epilepticus" href="/articles/status-epilepticus">status epilepticus</a></li>-</ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/hockey-stick-sign-creutzfeldt-jakob-disease">hockey stick sign</a></li></ul>- +<li><p><a href="/articles/fabry-disease">Fabry disease</a>: the hyperintense signal is seen on T1 rather than T2</p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/artery-of-percheron-territory-infarct" title="Artery of Percheron territory infarct">bilateral thalamic infarcts</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/acute-disseminated-encephalomyelitis-adem-1">acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/status-epilepticus" title="Status epilepticus">status epilepticus</a></p></li>
- +</ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><p><a href="/articles/hockey-stick-sign-creutzfeldt-jakob-disease">hockey stick sign</a></p></li></ul>
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