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case_images: CT head or brain without contrast revealed a zone of hypoattenuation within the region of the right temporal lobe.
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case_images: 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).
case_images: 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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case_images: 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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case_images: 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).