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CT head or brain without contrast revealed a zone of hypoattenuation within the region of the right temporal lobe.
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FIG1
Computerized tomography (CT) scan of the head or brain without contrast revealed a zone of hypoattenuation within the region of the right temporal lobe (Figure 1).
MRI of the brain without contrast revealed cerebral edema, sulcal effacement and cortical diffusion restriction within the right temporal and right posterior parietal regions.
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FIG2
MRI of the brain with contrast revealed increased leptomeningeal and dural enhancement predominantly in the right temporal lobe, which was suspicious for encephalitis.
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FIG3
MRI of the brain with contrast was ordered. MRI of the brain with contrast revealed increased leptomeningeal and dural enhancement predominantly in the right temporal lobe, which was suspicious for encephalitis (Figure 3).