13*WHEN THE STATIC BRAIN SCAN IMAGES ARE ATYPICAL, THE PRESENCE OF MARKEDLY DECREASED BLOOD FLOW TO THAT AREA
WILL INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF A CEREBRAL INFARCT, BECAUSE THE MAIN DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, A GLIOMA,
WILL ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE INCREASED BLOOD FLOW*
*WHEN THE STATIC RADIONUCLIDE BRAIN SCAN IS EQUIVOCALLY ABNORMAL, WITH NO SPECIFIC FEATURES, THE CLEAR-CUT
LOSS OF RIGHT MIDDLE CEREBRAL PERFUSION MAKES AN ACUTE CEREBRAL INFARCT ALMOST CERTAIN*
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