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CT brain with contrast, day 5 in ICU
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An urgent CT brain demonstrated advanced cerebral injury [Figure 1], initially reported as extensive cortical necrosis of the frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes.
MRI brain, day 5 in ICU
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To further define the extent of the inflammatory process, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) [Figures 2 and 3] was performed.
Diffusion weighted MRI, day 5 in ICU
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To further define the extent of the inflammatory process, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) [Figures 2 and 3] was performed.
CT brain with contrast, day 6 in ICU, deteriorating neurologic status
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A second CT brain [Figure 4] showed increasing areas of low attenuation within the frontoparietal and superior occipital cerebral cortex with evidence of mass effect.