Figures.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: - (A) Hyper-intensity of central pons in diffuse weighted image (orange arrow) [
1]; (B) Trident-shaped appearance (omega sign) of central pons in T2 weighted image (blue arrow) [
2]; (C), (D) Piglet sign appearance of upper pons in T2 and FLAIR images (green and red circles respectively) [
3].
Figures.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: - (A) Hyper-intensity of central pons in diffuse weighted image (orange arrow) [
1]; (B) Trident-shaped appearance (omega sign) of central pons in T2 weighted image (blue arrow) [
2]; (C), (D) Piglet sign appearance of upper pons in T2 and FLAIR images (green and red circles respectively) [
3].
Author Contributions
P.K. was responsible for formulating, writing, and preparing the original draft of the manuscript. All authors conducted the review and editing process as well. The final version of the manuscript was read and approved by the author.
Funding
The current study got no external funding.
Institutional Review Board Statement
Not applicable.
Informed Consent Statement
Written consent was obtained from the patient's caregivers.
Conflict of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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