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Recent middle cerebral artery infarct, whole mount coronal section through frontal lobe.

Last updated on Thursday, April 9 2009 by gliageek

Recent middle cerebral artery infarct, whole mount coronal section through frontal lobe.

Areas of edema alternate with focal regions demonstrating reperfusion hemorrhage.

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Recent middle cerebral artery infarct, whole mount coronal section through frontal lobe, labeled
This is a coronal slice of gross brain, through the left cerebral hemisphere. The anterior horn of the lateral ventricle is visible in this section. This person has suffered an ischemic stroke in the MCA territory, with resulting edema (highlighted in green) and hemorrhage (highlighted in red).

For comparison, normal brain
For comparison, here is a coronal section through normal brain at the level of the frontal lobes and anterior horns.

Recent middle cerebral artery infarct, whole mount coronal section through frontal lobe, anatomical landmarks
The following structures are labeled in this coronal section through the left frontal lobe of a person who has suffered a recent MCA infarct: 1) 3rd Ventricle, 2) Genu of corpus callosum, 3) Cingulate gyrus, 4) Corona radiata, 5) Superior frontal gyrus,...