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Figure 1. Brain Herniation in Toxoplasmosis.
A computed tomographic scan of the head (Panel A) shows subfalcial brain herniation in an outpatient who was seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus and who had subtle changes in cognitive function but an otherwise normal neurologic examination. A ring-enhancing mass with irregular borders measuring 1.8 by 1.4 cm is present in the left basal ganglia (short arrow), associated with marked edema (arrowhead). The mass effect has caused compression of the left lateral ventricle, with a 0.8-cm ventricular shift toward the right (long arrow) and displacement of the falx cerebri to the right of . . . [Full Text of this Article] |
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