MRI Shows Near Total Hemispherectomy


This axial cross section MRI image (T2 sequence) shows near total right hemispherectomy done for intractable seizures. The large white region is the area previously occupied by the brain. It is now filled with cerebrospinal fluid which takes up the empty space.


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