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“Horseshoe Moustache” sign
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“Horseshoe Moustache” sign
“Cock-walk” gait and “horseshoe moustache” sign
MCQ
“Cock-walk” gait and “horseshoe moustache” sign on MRI seen in-
A. Hypermagnesemia
B. Hypermanganesemia
C. Hypernatremia
D. Hyperkalemia
| ANSWER |
| Hypermanganesemia |
“horseshoe moustache” sign seen in MRI in hypermanganesemia
Characteristic brain MRI finding is involvement of pontine tegmentum on T1 axial images (due to affliction of central tegmental tract [CTT]) with sparing of ventral pons giving rise to “horseshoe moustache” sign.
Seen in severe hypermanganesaemia
“Cock-walk” gait and “horseshoe moustache” sign on MRI seen in inherited hypermanganesemia
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34993656/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10072-021-05793-z