1. Diagnostic Challenge: Answer.
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Carron, Pierre-Nicolas, Cavassini, Mathias, Maeder, Philippe, and Hugh, Olivier William
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TOMOGRAPHY ,CEREBRAL cortex diseases ,MAGNETIC resonance imaging ,EDEMA ,CEREBRAL toxoplasmosis ,POLYMERASE chain reaction - Abstract
The article presents the answer to the quiz concerning the unusual cerebral computed tomography image of a 28-year-old prison inmate with recurrent frontal headaches. It states that the weighted magnetic resonance images have shown a focal enhancing lesion with diffuse surrounding edema towards the frontal white matter. It confirms the diagnosis of cerebral toxoplasmosis through histology and polymerase chain reaction on a stereotaxic frontal biopsy.
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- 2010
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