BACKGROUND
A 27-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with a sudden onset of a headache, confusion, and 2 episodes of convulsions. On examination, the patient is febrile and tachypneic. Neurologic examination reveals disorientation but normal power, tone, and reflexes. The woman's plantar reflex is normal, and she has no focal neurologic deficit. No neck stiffness or papilledema is recorded.
What is the diagnosis?
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Hint
The location is typical for this disease.
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Author:
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Ali Nawaz Khan, MBBS, FRCP, FRCS, FRCR, Lecturer, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manchester, and Prabhakar Rajiah, MD, FRCR, Registrar, Department of Radiology, North Manchester General Hospital NHS Trust, UK
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North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, UK
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eMedicine Editor:
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Sat Sharma, MD
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Associate Professor, University of Manitoba, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
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