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a Non contrast CT images. Transverse section of the brain at the thalamic level. This image showed a high density mass-like lesion in the hypothalamus region with the surrounding hypodense area in the brain. This lesion was initially reported as a mass lesion/ hemorrhage with surrounding edema. b Non contrast CT images. Transverse section of the brain at upper brain stem level
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CT of the brain to exclude any pathology causing increased intracranial pressure. CT revealed a hyperdensity in the hypothalamic region surrounded by hypodensities extending toward the temporal lobes bilaterally; these findings were consistent with a possible hypothalamic tumor with perilesional edema (Fig. 1a and b).
a Magnetic resonance (MR) images on T2 weighted images. Transverse section of the brain. Bilateral hippocampal area and mammillary bodies showed symmetrical high intensity. b Magnetic resonance (MR) images on T2 weighted images. Coronal section of the brain. Island and external capsule area showed symmetrical high intensity
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T2-weighted signals in the deep temporal lobes, suggesting the involvement of the limbic system (Fig. 2a). The coronal section of the brain showed increased T2-weighted signals in inner mesial regions (Fig. 2b).