A hypeensive patient was admitted with right hemiplegia. Plain CT scan shown below shows: (A) Hemorrhage in left frontal lobe, (B) Hemorrhage in left thalamus & internal capsule, (C) Ischemic infarct in internal capsule, (D) Ischemic infarct in left parietal lobe
Answer is B. Acute blood is markedly hyperdense compared to brain parenchyma in CTThalamic haemorrhage is easily recognisable on CT as hyperdensity within the thalamus.