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Defect of the

blood-brain barrier after stroke shown in MRI. T1-weighted images, left image without right image with contrast medium administration.

A few days

old right superiofrontal cortical cerebral infarction. The left image (DWI) still shows a clear diffusion disturbance. The right-hand image (T1 with gadolinium contrast) shows the seam-like contrast agent enrichment as a sign of blood-brain barrier disorder. A haemorrhage was also visible in a T1 without contrast.