An 87-year-old man presented with sudden onset of right arm and leg weakness associated with difficulty in speech. His past medical history was significant for hypertension and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. He was afebrile and hemodynamically stable. He was alert and oriented to time, place and person. Neurologic examination revealed global aphasia with right sided inattention and right sided hemiplegia with power of 1/5 in the right arm and leg. Rest of the physical examination was normal. A non-contrast Computed tomography (CT) scan of head done at presentation revealed a hyperdense left middle cerebral artery suggestive of an acute thrombus (Figure 1, arrow). Repeat non-contrast CT scan of the head performed 72 hours later revealed an acute left middle cerebral artery infarct with mild mass effect on the left lateral ventricle (Figure 2, arrow). DISCUSSIONNon-contrast CT of the head is done in the initial evaluation of patients with stroke like symptoms to exclude intracerebral hemorrhage. An intracerebral infarct may not be visible for 24 hours after the onset of stroke.The hyperdense middle cerebral artery on non-contrast head CT suggests intra-arterial clot in the presence of clinical findings suggestive of stroke. It is most useful and earliest radiological signs of ischemic stroke [1]. It is specific (specificity 100%) [2] but less sensitive (sensitivity 5-50%) [1,3] and correlates with middle cerebral artery occlusion [3]. Though highly specific, hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign can also be seen in patients with vascular calcification and elevated hematocrit [4]. The other early signs seen in middle cerebral artery occlusion are hypodensity of brain parenchyma and cerebral edema with sulcal