MRI shows near total hemispherectomy


This color enhanced axial cross section MRI image (T2 sequence) shows a near total right hemispherectomy done for intractable seizures. The large purple 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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