Face of the giant panda sign

The face of the giant panda sign, "panda sign of the midbrain," or "double-panda sign" is a characteristic "panda's face" appearance in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images of patients suffering from Wilson's disease. Along with Kayser–Fleischer rings, the sign is helpful in diagnosis.[1]

Face of the giant panda sign
Axial T2-weighted MRI of the brain at the level of the midbrain showing the characteristic ‘face of the giant panda’ sign, with normal red nuclei and substantia nigra (pars reticulata) against a background of hyperintensity in the tegmentum, as well as hypointensity of the superior colliculi
Differential diagnosisWilson's disease

References

  1. Kuruvilla, A.; Joseph, S. (2000). "'Face of the giant panda' sign in Wilson's disease: Revisited". Neurology India. 48 (4): 395–6. PMID 11146611.

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