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Ahmet Baytok1, Halil Ozer2, Hakan Cebeci2

  • 1Karapınar State Hospital, Radiology Department of Selçuk University Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkiye.

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound : JCU
|April 22, 2026
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SMART syndrome, a rare neurological condition, causes stroke-like symptoms and headaches years after radiation therapy. Early MRI diagnosis is key to differentiate it from stroke or tumor recurrence.

Keywords:
MRISMART syndromeneurological disorderradiation‐induced neurotoxicitystroke mimic

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