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Preferred Label : eye-of-the-tiger sign;

RADLEX synonyms : tiger eye sign;

Definition : Hyperintense longitudinal stripe in the middle of a hypointense globus pallidus, caused by iron deposition, resembles a tiger's eye on T2-weighted MRI. Usually suggets Hallervorden-Spatz disease, but may be similar in extrapyramidal Parkinsonian disorder.;

Source : Radiology 2000; 217:895-896;

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Hyperintense longitudinal stripe in the middle of a hypointense globus pallidus, caused by iron deposition, resembles a tiger's eye on T2-weighted MRI. Usually suggets Hallervorden-Spatz disease, but may be similar in extrapyramidal Parkinsonian disorder.

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