Left subcortical stroke: right face and arm weakness. There is an area of restricted diffusion and T2 hyperintensity in the left corona radiata that measures up to 20 mm. There is a background of mild cerebral white matter T2 hyperintensity. There is no evidence of intracranial hemorrhage or mass. There is encephalomalacia in the left posterior occipital lobe and perhaps in the inferior parietal lobe with ex vacuo dilatation of the occipital horn of the left lateral ventricle. There is mild diffuse cerebral white matter hypoattenuation. The orbits, skull, paranasal sinuses, and scalp soft tissues are grossly unremarkable.
1. Acute infarct in the left corona radiata.2. Chronic left posterior cerebral artery territory infarct and background of mild probable chronic small vessel ischemic disease.