Presentation
Family history of depression. No symptoms.
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Normal neurodegenerative MRI protocol
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Normal study, for reference, comprising standard sequences for possible neurodegenerative / neuropsychiatric disease assessment (as performed at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia).
Case Discussion
MRI assessment of patients with suspected neurodegenerative process needs a methodical approach as many of the features are subtle. In many instances there are no 'pathognomonic' findings, but rather a constellation of features which push towards or away from a pre-test clinical differential.