Stroke MRI May Result in a Therapeutic Dilemma

thria. CT scan revealed a deep right capsular hemorrhage. Diffusion-weighted MRI showed a white matter area of recent ischemia ( fig. 1 a) and T 2 * -weighted gradientDear Sir, A 68-year-old man with a past history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, developed an acute left ataxic hemiparesis and dysarReceived: May 5, 2006 Accepted: July 17, 2006 Published online: October 20, 2006