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2002

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History

M/19 Involuntary limbs movement.
Figure 1: There are hypodensities in lentiform nuclei (putamen) bilaterally.
Figure 2 and Figure 3: There are T1 hypointense and T2 hyperintense signal in the putamen bilaterally

DIAGNOSIS :

Wilson's disease.
Putaminal lesions are associated with bradykinesia and dystonia.

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