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Sequence Intensity No. of Lesions: Deep No. of Lesions: Cortical Acute (first week) Total: 5 Total: 36 T1 (spin-echo) ↓ 0 24 T2 (spin-echo) ↑ 5 36 T2 sparing of superficial cortex 23 T2 FLAIR ↑ 5 36 DWI (b = 1000) ↑ 0 34 ADC ↓ 0 30 SWI ↓ 0 0 Subacute (second-to-fourth weeks) Prior low ADC 0 30 Follow-up imaging available 0 29 T1 ↑ 12 T2: black toenail sign ↓ 21 SWI ↓ 7 Prior normal/high ADC 5 6 Follow-up imaging available 5 6 T1 ↑ 0 0 T2: black toenail ↓ 0 0 SWI ↓ 0 0 Chronic (>3 mo) Prior low ADC 0 30 Follow-up imaging available 0 19 Volume loss 19 Prior normal/high ADC 5 6 Follow-up imaging available 4 4 Volume loss 2 0 1H-MRS performed Doublet at 1.3 ppm 5 Patients Long TE (288 ms) Elevated 5 Patients Intermediate TE (144 ms) Inverted 5 Patients Affected white matter 5 Patients Nonaffected white matter 3 Patients
Note:—↓ indicates hypointense signal; ↑, hyperintense signal.