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Head CT showing a large right parieto-occipital hemorrhage with edema secondary to the septic embolus. Note also the presence of marked mass effect as indicated by obliteration of the occipital pole of the right lateral ventricle
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The brain CT scan revealed an acute embolic infarction involving the right occipital lobe accompanied by marked mass effect [Figure 1]. When his cognitive function worsened over the next 24 h, a follow-up CT scan revealed a large 6-cm acute hemorrhagic stroke involving the right parietal/occipital lobe, nearly obliterating the right lateral ventricle [Figure 1].