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Subcortical vascular dementia (MRI)

Flair axial brain MRI in a 76-year-old hypertensive man with mild slowing of gait and mentation, showing ventricular dilatation and extensive periventricular lucencies (leukoaraiosis). The MRI findings are grossly out of proportion to the clinical condition of the patient. (Contributed by Dr. Sudhir Kothari.)

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  • Subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopathy (Binswanger disease)